Human Cities : designing sustainable public spaces, A. De Herde
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2. Urban public spaces are a crucial issue in social, environmental and economic development Hypothesis
3. Typology Types of public spaces Street (street, avenue, boulevard, roadway, quay,… ) Place (place, square, esplanade , …) Park ( park, public garden, cemetery, … ) Types of urban zones Center Strong density and mixed-use (closed blocks with raised buildings, high buildings together,…) 1 2 3 First crown Average density and mixed-use (closed blocks with relatively low buildings,…) 4 5 6 Second crown Low density and mixed-use (open blocks, aligned bars, insulated buildings, waste land, …) 7 8 9
4. Studied specifically on the scale of the quarter, defined as a part of a city, the design of public spaces is to be integrate in an overall reflection of the city
5. The quarter is a scale of urban intervention that is particularly pertinent for dealing with the question of sustainable development of cities. This is the scale on which many ecological, economic and social problems can be solved and a participate approach can be implemented with a definition of user-friendliness of public spaces.
6. User-friendliness promotes the use of public spaces and therefore the encounters and exchanges that can occur there. So public spaces - are appropriated by the citizens, - contribute to the construction of social equity, - are comfortable, - improve the habitability of cities
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9. The users, meaning the perception, utilisation and appropriation of public spaces; in particular , - establish a dialogue between designers, decision-takers, managers and users of public areas, particularly, the people living alongside them, - take into account the perceptions and usages of townspeople as concerns the multipurpose nature of public areas
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14. Acoustics The « sound quality » in the urban environment needs more than levels in dB(A): the same sound level perceived from a fountain of children playing is not identical of from a car
15. Artificial lighting At the time when « lighting plans » are on the agenda, those influence comfort and the feeling of security of pedestrians; they must be elaborated in a RUE approach
16. Mobility Research of the best balance of supply and demand of travel of goods and persons, in space and in time; Allocation of the public area in function of the various users
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