Towards more walkable cities

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Walkable cities are those that establish policies designed to create more areas for pedestrians as a way of responding to environmental pressures and the need to live in healthier environments.

Gated communities: advantages and disadvantages for cities

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It seems inevitable that social differences will also affect physical urban spaces too. We see this in a very simplified way with expressions like “rich neighborhood” and “poor neighborhood”. However, certain communities have taken the trend one step further by establishing physical barriers between groups of houses and the rest of the city.

Ville Radieuse: Why did Le Corbusier’s Radiant City fail?

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If he had just stuck to designing cities, Le Corbusier would have been a frustrated urban planner without the revered status of architect that he has today. Why did such an admired architect fail so miserably as an urban planner? His project for Paris, the Radiant City, answers this question.