Design for Diversity: Exploring Socially Mixed Neighbourhoods (Routledge Equity, Justice and the Sustainable City series)

The city is more than just a sum of its buildings; it is the sum of its communities. The most successful urban communities are very often those that are the most diverse - in terms of income, age, family structure and ethnicity - and yet poor urban design and planning can stifle the very diversity that makes communities successful. Just as poor urban design can lead to sterile monoculture, successful planning can support the conditions needed for diverse communities. Emily Talen explores the linkage between urban forms and social diversity, and how one impacts the other. Learning the lessons from past successes and failures, and building from detailed case studies of different neighborhoods, Design for Diversity provides urban designers and architects with design strategies and tools to ensure that their work sustains and nurtures social diversity. * Explores the link between urban form and social diversity * Based on detailed studies of socially diverse neighbourhoods in cities * Outlines urban design strategies to support diverse communities Front Cover 1 Design for Diversity 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 7 Chapter 1 Introduction: Diversity and Design 8 COMPLICATIONS OF THE DIVERSITY IDEAL 14 PLAN OF THE BOOK 18 NOTES 19 PART ONE – THE ARGUMENT 20 Chapter 2 Separation vs. Diversity 22 CLASS AND INCOME 22 RACE AND ETHNICITY 24 OTHER FORMS OF SEGREGATION 26 EXPLANATIONS: SEGREGATION 27 EXPLANATIONS: DIVERSITY 31 NOTES 39 Chapter 3 Why Diversity? 40 PLACE VITALITY 40 SOCIAL EQUITY 47 COUNTER-ARGUMENTS 50 CONCLUSION 53 NOTE 54 Chapter 4 Why Design? 56 DESIGN NEGLECT 59 PART TWO – THE CONTEXT 66 Chapter 5 Patterns 68 MEASURING DIVERSITY 69 SPATIAL PATTERNS 73 INCOME DIVERSITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD TYPE 77 DENSITY, UNIT TYPE AND DIVERSITY 83 NARROWING THINGS DOWN: SIX HIGHLY DIVERSE PLACES 85 NOTES 87 Chapter 6 The Interviews 90 A FEW PERTINENT FACTS 94 THEMES 104 DISCUSSION 111 NOTE 114 PART THREE – THE STRATEGIES 116 Chapter 7 Mix 122 HOUSING MIX 122 CODES THAT CAN HANDLE HOUSING MIX 124 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS IN SINGLE-FAMILY BLOCKS 129 LINKAGES BETWEEN DIVERSE HOUSING TYPES 130 SMALL UNIT INTEGRATION 135 INNOVATIVE HOUSING TYPES – COURTYARDS AND CLOSES 137 FACILITIES AND SERVICES MIX 141 ASSESSMENT 142 FITTING IN SMALL BUSINESSES 143 BIG BOXES 147 Chapter 8 Connection 154 IDENTITY SPACE 159 COLLECTIVE SPACE 167 INSTITUTIONS 170 NETWORKS 179 Chapter 9 Security 184 HOUSING INTEGRATION 186 SURVEILLANCE 190 ACTIVITY 193 EDGES 197 Chapter 10 Conclusion: Policy and Process 200 SUSTAINING DIVERSITY THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS 202 CONCLUSION 210 Bibliography 214 Index 246 A 246 B 246 C 246 D 247 E 247 F 248 G 248 H 248 I 249 J 249 K 249 L 249 M 250 N 250 O 250 P 250 Q 251 R 251 S 251 T 253 U 253 V 253 W 253 Z 253 Explores The Linkage Between Urban Forms And Social Diversity, And How One Impacts The Other. Learning The Lessons From Past Successes And Failures, And Building From Detailed Case Studies Of Different Neighborhoods, Provides Urban Designers And Architects With Design Strategies And Tools To Ensure That Their Work Sustains And Nurtures Social Diversity. Introduction : Diversity And Design -- Part One : The Argument. Separation Vs. Diversity -- Why Diversity? -- Why Design? -- Part Two : The Context. Patterns -- The Interviews -- Part Three : The Strategies. Mix -- Connection -- Security -- Conclusion : Policy And Process. Emily Talen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [207]-237) And Index. The city is more than just a sum of its buildings; it is the sum of its communities. This book explores the linkage between urban forms and social diversity, and how one impacts the other. It explores the link between urban form and social diversity. It also outlines urban design strategies to support diverse communities.