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New urbanism revisited: A characterization of new town in town of Korea
Insu Na1
,
Youngsoo You2*
1Associate Professor, Incheon National University, Division of Architecture and Urban Design, Incheon, South Korea
2Assistant Professor, Incheon National University, Division of Architecture and Urban Design, Incheon, South Korea
*Corresponding Author
31 December 2021. pp. 308-322
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Abstract

In recent years, the design principles of new urbanism (NU) have been adopted for new towns-in town projects for inner city neighborhoods in Seoul, Korea. Here, ten NU principles were matched to four urban design categories: streets, land use, housing and buildings, and public open spaces. These elements were analyzed for two new neighborhood projects: Sangam Millennium City (SMC) and Wangsimni New Town (WNT). Through these two cases, the applications and implications NU principles are explored. The principles of connectivity, quality architecture and urban design, increased density, green transportation, sustainability, and quality of life were positively and successively adopted for streets, land use, housing and buildings, and public open spaces. The principles of mixed-use and diversity and traditional neighborhood structure were only partially applied in land use, housing and buildings, and public open spaces. It should be note that the walkability principle is intended not for job-housing proximity, but for pedestrian-friendly street design.

Keywords
new urbanism
traditional neighborhood development
transit oriented development
compact city
new towns in town
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  • Publisher :Sustainable Building Research Center (ERC) Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center
  • Publisher(Ko) :건설구조물 내구성혁신 연구센터
  • Journal Title :International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
  • Volume : 12
  • No :4
  • Pages :308-322
  • Received Date : 2021-10-15
  • Accepted Date : 2021-11-18
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22712/susb.20210026
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