- Development for Community
Development & land use patterns that facilitate civic engagement & community
- New Urbanism: Challenges & Limitations
Case studies; criteria for successful development, e.g. issues of mixed use, work places, and accessibility
- Urban & Regional Identity *
Regional character expressed in architecture; DNA of the city; regional construction materials; ecological building methods
- Rediscovery of Public Space *
New urban spaces; design principles; squares in new urban neighborhoods; case studies of new & restored squares
- Balanced Transportation Planning *
Integrated transportation systems; light rail & transit greenways; safe streets; bicycle & pedestrian networks; ferry systems
- Redesigning Suburbia & Edge Cities
Introducing mixed use urban fabric; combining work, residential, commercial & social uses; innovative zoning; urban villages
- Values for the Just City
City planning as a moral enterprise; accommodating conflicting needs and rights; developing a consensus of the common good; respecting all who live in and use the city
- Models of Community Participation
Mechanisms of community participation in planning & design review; increasing civic engagement & social capital
- Comforts in the City: details that matter *
The walking experience; seating and resting places; shelter & shade; water in the city; paving for pedestrians
- Use and Abuse of Public Art
Social functions and responsibilities of public art; public art & community identity; a review of recent public art in European cities
- Sustainability
Ecological city & regional development; social sustainability and social capital; community participation in planning
- Urban Design for the Well-Being of Children
Accessibility & mobility of children; designing neighborhoods with children in mind; urban design to foster exploration and curiosity; city case studies
- Urban Fabric *
Mixed use infill; continuous fabric; human scale; shop/house; cellular neighborhood structure
- Enlivening the City *
Community festivals; traditional & new celebrations; street entertainers; farmers’ markets
- Electronic Media & the Real City
Implications for the design of cities; urbanity & the electronic "agora"; children & youth in the virtual city
- Professional Education
Curricula for teaching the "livable" city; Community Role of the Professional; Involving Children & Youth in Planning