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Urbanism Without Density
Author(s) -
Segal Rafi,
Verbakel Els
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.601
Subject(s) - urbanism , biological dispersal , public space , space (punctuation) , geography , economic geography , regional science , sociology , architecture , archaeology , architectural engineering , engineering , computer science , demography , population , operating system
The predominance of sprawling, low‐density urban environments throughout the world begs the question: What constitutes a city? Such environments also require us to rethink public space, traditionally at the core of city centres. Rafi Segal and Els Verbakel outline the challenges and opportunities that cities of dispersal raise. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.