Planning

Behavior Environment

Urban structure
Urban typology, density and
sustainability
Accessibility
Legibility and wayfinding
Animation
Function and Fit
Complementary mixed uses
Character and meaning
Order and incident
Continuity and change
Civil society
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
How a place is put together and how its parts relate to each other
Spatial types and morphologies related to intensity of use, consumption of
resources and production and maintenance of viable communities
Providing for ease, safety and choice when moving to and through places
Helping people to find their way around and understand how a place
works
Designing places to stimulate public activity
Shaping places to support their varied intended uses
Locating activities to allow constructive interaction between them
Recognizing and valuing the differences between one place and another
Balancing consistency and variety in the urban environment in the
interests of appreciating both
Locating people in time and place, including respect for heritage and
support for contemporary culture
Making places where people are free to encounter each other as civic
equals, an important component in building social capital
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Resources Lands Grazing lands
Forest lands (mining lands)
Agricultural lands
Lakes and river for water storage and supply
Flood Control and Drainage Flood plains and banks
Drainage ways, streams, ditches, creeks
Watersheds and protected areas
Erosion control space
Urban Utility Space-Dam Sites and Reservoir Land fills and waste disposal areas
Sewage treatment facility
Borrow pits
Reserves and Preserves Forest not managed for timber or recreation
Areas for wildlife, refuse, breeding, sanctuary
Land reserved for urban development
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Stage Stage

Specification Decision Stage

Evaluative
Proposal Stage
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