NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING

VIDHUKRISHNA VS
ROLL NO:33
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING

• neighbourhood idea of Clarence Stein and Henry Wright, exemplified in

their plan for Radburn, and the Neighbourhood Unit idea of Clarence
Perry were published in 1929
• It is an American idea and is based on the simple principle that one is
planning for society and not for aggregate of houses.
• In case of big towns, it sometimes becomes difficult to develop a sense
of neighbourliness, mainly for two reasons.
• The neighbours are not dependent on one another’s company and aid
because city life gives a wide field of acquaintance and entertainment.
• The neighbours may not have common modes and habits of living.
• All the residential units are now planned on neighbourhood principle.

• It is a small unit which serves the local community and encourages them
to foster a neighbourhood spirit or relationship which seems to have been
lost in the modern city life.

• It should possess the best qualities of small town to faciliitate the

acquaintance and neighbourly relations and also be broad enough to
accommodate sufficient people to enable each individual to come in
contact with people of different strata of society and compatible tastes.
RADBURN MODEL by Clarence Stein and Henry Wright

• The design of the Radburn neighbourhood model was in

essence a hierarchical one comprising four levels
• Enclave
• Block
• Superblock
• Neighbourhood
Principles of Neighbourhood Planning
• 1. Size
• 2. Boundaries
• 3. Protective Strips
• 4. Internal Streets
• 5. Layout of buildings
• 6. Shopping Centres
• 7. Community Centres
• 8. Facilities
1. Size
• The town is divided into self-contained units or sectors of
10,000 population.

• This is further divided into smaller units called neighbourhood

unit with 2,000 to 5,000 based on the requirement of one
primary school.

• The size of the unit is therefore limited to about 1 to 1. 5 sq km

i.e. within walkable distance of 10 to 15minutes.
2. Boundaries
• The unit should be bounded on all its sides by main road, wide enough for
traffic.

3. Protective Strips
• These are necessary to protect the neighbourhood from annoyance of traffic
and, to provide suitable facilities for developing parks, playgrounds, and road
widening scheme in future. These are also called Minor Green Belts.
4. Internal Streets
• The internal streets are designed to ensure safety to the people and the
school going children in particular, since the mothers are anxious every day
till the safe return of the child.
• The internal streets should circulate throughout the unit with easy

5. Layout of Buildings
• To encourage neighbourhood relation and secure social stability and
balance, houses to suit the different income group should be provided such
as single family houses, double family houses, cottages,flats, etc.access to
shops and community centres.
6. Shopping Centres
• Each shop should be located on the circumference of the unit, preferably at
traffic junctions and adjacent to the neighbourhood units.

7. Community Centres
• Each community will have its centre with social, cultural and recreational
amenities.

8. Facilities
• All public facilities required for the family for their comfort and convenience
should be within easy reach. These include the primary school, temple, club,
retail shop, sport centre, etc. These should be located within 1km in the
central place so as to form a nucleus to develop social life of the unit
THANK YOU