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Sprawl vs. compact development: reframing the debate in light of fraught definitions
Reid Ewing & Shima Hamidi, "Compactness versus Sprawl: A Review of Recent Evidence from the United States," Journal of Planning Literature 30 (2015): ...
October 20, 2023Small businesses and entrepreneurial businesses are both valuable for communities, but in different ways and at different times
Margaret Fitzgerald & Glenn Muske, "Family businesses and community development: the role of small business owners and entrepreneurs," Journal of Comm...
October 20, 2023Slow and steady: Jane Jacobs and gradual neighborhood development
Katherine King, "Jane Jacobs and ‘The Need for Aged Buildings’: Neighbourhood Historical Development Pace and Community Social Relations," Urban Studi...
October 20, 2023Shopping streets potentiate cultural change in Stuttgart, Germany
Petra Kuppinger, "A Neighborhood Shopping Street and the Making of Urban Cultures and Economies in Germany," City & Community 13 (2014): 2 Take-awa...
October 20, 2023Social-mix policies and their effects/affects within social space: problems from Amsterdam
Philip Lawton, "Understanding Urban Practitioners' Perspectives on Social-MixPolicies in Amsterdam: The Importance of Design and Social Space," Journa...
October 20, 2023Social cohesion and built characteristics in high-disadvantage neighborhoods
Eileen Bjornstrom and Margaret Ralston, "Neighborhood Built Environment, Perceived Danger, and Perceived Social Cohesion," Environment and Behavior 46...
October 20, 2023Security over community? The psychosocial implications of dwelling type
Heather Rollwagen, "The Relationship Between Dwelling Type and Fear of Crime," Environment and Behavior 48 (2016): 2 The take-away: The authors con...
October 20, 2023People’s feelings toward living in compact developments depends on how they understand the social and environmental consequences of settlement patterns
Yizhao Yang & Kelly O’Neill, "Understanding factors affecting people’s attitudes toward living in compact and mixed-use environments: a case study of ...
October 20, 2023Open spaces, closed spaces: perceiving built characteristics
Arthur Stamps III, "Effects of Multiple Boundaries on Perceived Spaciousness and Enclosure," Environment and Behavior 45 (2012): 7 The take-away: B...
October 20, 2023New Urbanism may result in diverse neighborhoods, but not necessarily in diverse social interactions
Joseph F. Cabrera & Jonathan C. Najarian, "Can New Urbanism Create Diverse Communities?", Journal of Planning Education and Research 33 (2013): 4 A...
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