Urban planning
Haussmann’s renovation of Paris
Haussmann's renovation of Paris was a vast public works program commissioned by Emperor Napoléon III and directed by his prefect…
New Urbanism
New Urbanism is an urban design movement which promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighborhoods containing a wide range…
Sustainable urban infrastructure
Sustainable urban infrastructure expands on the concept of urban infrastructure by adding the sustainability element with the expectation of improved…
Ecocity
Sustainable City is an expression that refers to a city or urban unit that respects the principles of sustainable development…
Sustainable city
Sustainable cities, urban sustainability, or eco-city (also "ecocity") is a city designed with consideration for social, economic, environmental impact, and…
Urban sprawl trends
Urban sprawl or suburban sprawl describes the expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into low-density, monofunctional and…
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl or suburban sprawl describes the expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into low-density, monofunctional and…
Transit-oriented development
In urban planning, a transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business…
Vancouverism
Vancouverism is an urban planning and architectural phenomenon in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is characterized by a large residential…
City Beautiful movement
The City Beautiful Movement was a reform philosophy of North American architecture and urban planning that flourished during the 1890s…
Space syntax
The term space syntax encompasses a set of theories and techniques for the analysis of spatial configurations. It was conceived…
Fuzzy architectural spatial analysis
Fuzzy architectural spatial analysis (FASA) (also fuzzy inference system (FIS) based architectural space analysis or fuzzy spatial analysis) is a…
Athens Charter
The Athens Charter (French: Charte d'Athènes) was a 1933 document about urban planning published by the Swiss architect, Le Corbusier.…
Architectural endoscopy
Architectural endoscopy or architectural envisioning is used to photograph and film models of new buildings' exterior and interior in the…