URBAN DESIGN EVENT- ONLINE Facilitating the Productive 20min Neighbourhood in the UK Thursday 20 October 2022 - 12:30 to 13:45
The Fifteen Minute City and 20 minute Neighbourhoods are being proposed as a remedy for low density urban sprawl, and a promising approach to community regeneration.
This seminar will explore :
The evidence on whether these initiatives an effective way to organise urban and social life to improve liveability. How to create them…bringing in all the key players and component parts The importance of population density, intensity of activity, the physical layout of streets and the proximity of different land uses. How to go beyond a housing-retail-consumption model for the 20 minute neighbourhood, to include local production and a sustainable circular economy How we can measure their success. Whether we need further guidance. Presentation by Dr Husam Al Waer, School of Art and Design (Architecture + Urban Planning), University of Dundee, Dundee, UK