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Sustainable Urban Forms

Their Typologies, Models, and Concepts

Yosef Rafeq Jabareen

Department of Urban Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

This article identifies sustainable urban forms and their design concepts. In addition, it addresses the question of whether certain urban forms contribute more than others to sustainability. A thematic analysis has been used to coop with the vast body of sustainable development and environmental planning literature. The analysis identifies seven design concepts related to sustainable urban forms: compactness, sustainable transport, density, mixed land uses, diversity, passive solar design, and greening. Moreover, it identifies four types of sustainable urban forms: the neotraditional development, the urban containment, the compact city, and the eco-city. Finally, this article proposes a Matrix of Sustainable Urban Form to help planners in assessing the contribution of different urban forms to sustainability.

Key Words: compact city • eco-city • design • neotraditional development • planning • transportation • urban form • urban containment

Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 26, No. 1, 38-52 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X05285119
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