Chart provided courtesy of "The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook" by Nico Larco and Kaarin Knudson
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TOPIC AREAS IN URBAN DESIGN (Organized by Scale) |
REGION AND CITY | DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORHOOD | BLOCK AND STREET | PROJECT AND PARCEL |
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| 1 - Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas (Transportation and Land Use) |
1.10 - Compact Development (For Density and Proximity) 1.11 - Robust Transit Networks 1.12 - Robust Bicycle Networks 1.13 - Balanced Vehicular Networks 1.14 - Regional Land Use Mix |
1.20 - Robust Pedestrian Networks 1.201 - Small and Defined Blocks 1.202 - Street Network Connectivity 1.21 - High-Density Zoning and Platting 1.22 - District-Scale Parking Mgt and Design 1.23 - High District Land Use Mix |
1.30 - Multimodal Street Design 1.301 - Pedestrian-Friendly Streets 1.302 - Bicycle-Friendly Streets 1.303 - Transit-Friendly Streets 1.304 - Limiting Motor Vehicle Impact 1.31 - Dense and Street-Activating Bldgs 1.32 - Site-Scale Parking Design |
1.40 - Active Street Edges 1.41 - High Internal Connectivity 1.31 - Dense and Street-Activating Bldgs 1.32 - Site-Scale Parking Design |
| 2 - Water |
2.10 - Compact Development (For Limited Impact on Natural Systems) 2.11 - Avoid Flood Prone Areas |
2.20 - Robust Stormwater Networks 2.21 - Daylight and Restore Waterways |
2.30 - High Surface Permeability 2.31 - Robust Urban Forest 2.32 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure |
2.40 - Rainwater Capture and Reuse 2.30 - High Surface Permeability 2.31 - Robust Urban Forest 2.32 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure |
| 3. Ecology and Habitat |
3.10 - Compact Development (For For Limited Impact on Natural Systems) 3.11- Avoid Ecologically Sensitive Areas 3.12 - Robust Ecological Networks |
3.20- Ecological Corridors and Patches 3.21- Daylight and Restore Waterways 3.11- Avoid Ecologically Sensitive Areas |
3.30 - High Surface Permeability 3.31 - Robust Urban Forest 3.32 - Microhabitat Creation 3.321 - High Vertical Complexity 3.322 - Native Vegetation 3.33 - Wildlife Crossings 3.34 - Robust Ecological Area Buffers 3.35 - Limited Light Pollution |
3.30 - High Surface Permeability 3.31 - Robust Urban Forest 3.32 - Microhabitat Creation 3.321 - High Vertical Complexity 3.322 - Native Vegetation 3.33 - Wildlife Crossings 3.34 - Robust Ecological Area Buffers 3.35 - Limited Light Pollution |
| 4 - Energy Use and Production (Non-Transportation) |
4.10 - Compact Development (For Limited Embodied Energy in Infrastructure) |
4.20 - Street and Block Orientation 4.21 High-Density Zoning and Platting |
4.30 = Dense and Energy-Efficient Building Types 4.31 Urban Microclimates 4.311 - Cool and Green Surfaces 4.312 - Robust Urban Forest 4.313 - Street Height-to-Width Ratio |
4.40 Infill Development 4.30 - Dense and Energy-Efficient Building Types |
| 5 - Equity and Health |
5.10 - Compact Development (For Proximity, Access and Reduced Infrastructure Cost) 5.11 - Equitable Distribution of Uses and Services |
5.20 - Balanced Block Size 5.21 - High-Density Zoning and Platting 5.22 - Limited Location of Point Source Pollution 5.23 - Mix of Housing Unit Types 5.11 - Equitable Distribution of Uses and Services |
5.30 - Active and Attractive Open Space 5.31 - Robust Urban Forest 5.32 - Affordable Housing Typologies 5.33 - Site Design For Community Safety and Inclusion 5.23 - Mix of Housing Unit Types |
5.40 Infill Development 5.23 - Mix of Housing Unit Types 5.30 - Active and Attractive Open Space 5.32 - Affordable Housing Typologies 5.33 - Site Design For Community Safety and Inclusion |