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Sustainable City with Urban Design Theory

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Sustainable City

Sustainable development is "development that is able to meet the needs of the present masyrakt without neglecting the ability of future generations to meet their needs, as a process of change in which resource utilization, investment direction, the orientation of development and institutional change is always in balance and synergistically reinforce each other potential present and future to meet human needs and aspirations "(Brundtland, 1987).
Various kinds of cities by certain groups dominate:
•Technopolis : if that dominate are the engineer and technologist
•Profitopolis : if the role is the private or business
•Marxopolis : if that dominate decision-making is in the planning and development of the town is the head of local government
•Ecopolis : if that is the larger role of expert scientists and environmental experts
•Humanopolis : when the city faces completely determined by all its citizens.

In the 21st century, the cities of the future must hold fast to the five factors that employment, environment, equity, engagement, dan energy

Urban Design
Urban design is a result of the integration of activities between the professional town planner, architecture, landscaping, civil engineering, and transportation in a physical form. Originator urban design (image of the city) is Kevin Lynch in 1974. There are five basic elements that can build the image of a city:
•Path : Barrier between the two buildings; example: roads, railways, etc.
•Edge : For linear breaker; example: the wall
•Distrct : Has certain characteristics; example: public space, commerce, etc.
•Node : Meeting some path, the center of the crowd; example: intersection of five
•Landmark : to know an area.
There was also no measurable criteria, namely:
•Access : Ease, comfort, and security objectives (location, circulation)
•Compability : Activities that take place as well as compatibility with the topographical layout, scale, and the building
•View : Aspects of clarity between the human orientation of the building, to appeal
•Identity : As an identity that is recognizable by the observer (image)
•Sense : Everything that is generated, associated with cultural resources
•Livability : Comfort to live in it
Urban design elements:
•Land Use : reflection of the relationship and linkages between the circulation and the density of activity in a region
•Building Form and Massing : shape and mass characteristics of the building to show the region that includes the height, floor area ratio, coverage, scale, etc.
•Activity support : Supporting the activities of all the activities that strengthen the use of public space
•Open space : Vacant land in the city to become the park so that should be integral to the planning and building mutual support
•Pedestrian ways : Pedestrian path, to support regional activities, as well as for aesthetics, especially in the city center
•Circulation and parking : Movement system and the main elements that can give shape urban environment
•Signage : Indicate the direction and function of buildings and certain areas, labeling is not only done by assigning the sign but can be done with forms or other visual characteristics
•Preservation : conservation efforts should be able to protect the environment and the existing regional chambers that had been established as a historic area

Theory of Urban Design
Three approaches urban design theory:
•figure ground
•linkage
•place

The Importan of Urban Park

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URBAN PARK

Urban park is a park that is built in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of and visitors to the municipality, either active or passive activities.

Is The urban park important???

The answer is YES

Because :

Aestetics function

Make a city so colorful and not monoton
Can make our neighborhood soft
Add the value of city

Ecologis function

Park is a catchment area
Control air condition
Reduce air polution and global warming

Social function

· Place to make interaction with another people

· Recreation

· Do sport

· Another activities, like informal trading, ceremony

What will happen if city don’t have urban park???

· Flood

· Air polution

· Don’t have place to interact each other

· Make the city look so hard

· Keep the climate at normal condition

· Make the habbit of people more individualistic

What will we do next???

· Save urban park because it has many advantages.

· With save urban park, we save our environtment.

· GO GREEN!!!!

Make A Good City With Townscape's Theory

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Aesthetic Elements

1. Aspect Proportion

Proportion is the comparison with the shape of the building, always appropriate for humans, the comparison length, width, height and building mass and very dependent on the function and activity

2. Scale Aspects

Scale is a certain proportion used to define measurements and dimensions - dimensions, at this point is more focused on the magnitude of elements - elements of buildings or spaces of the form - other forms

DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES

1. Axis

Axis (virtual line) is the line formed by two points in the space of forms - forms and spaces arranged. Virtual lines is not always a way.

2. Symmetrical

Symmetric: the preparation of the building layout is the same axis. Symmetry there are two, namely the bilateral symmetry and radial symmetry. Bilateral symmetry is a balanced composition of the same field of a same axis. Radial symmetry consists of elements of - elements of the equal and balanced on two axes or more.

3. Hierarchy

Hierarchy shows the degree of importance of shape and space and the functional role of formal and symbolic, to show the form and function differently. Hierarchy can be achieved with great size, form a unique and strategic location

4. Irama

Rhythm: the repetition of line, form, shape / color in a regular and harmonious

5. Repetition

Repetition is consist of three types, namely:
• Size: same size although different forms
• Establish the form: the same shape but different sizes
• Characteristics of detail: each building has a characteristic form of its own

the definition of planning, urban, and region

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• Planning Theory is basically one dialing with the goals and form of and the procedur and justification for the regulation of the land market. ( Planning Theory volume 4 number : march 2005 ; Sage Publication )
• Planning is an attempt to create an orderly development in urban areas and reduce social conflicts and economic conditions would endanger the lives and property.
• Planning is a universal human activity, a basic skill in life associated with the consideration of a result before the election was held among the various alternatives. (Urban Planning, Anthony J. Catanese and james C. Snyder)
• Urban is a network system of human life with a high population density, socio-economic strata are heterogeneous and a materialistic life style.
• The urban area is different from the village or villages by size, population density, importance, or legal status.
• Region is the space which is a geographical unity of all the elements associated with the boundary and the system is determined based on the administrative aspects and functional aspects
• Region is extended spatial location of something.