Single-Access Neighbourhoods and Neighbourhood Cohesion

Title:

Single-Access Neighbourhoods and Neighbourhood Cohesion

Creator:

Youssef, Karim W. F.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:dfa32e86-45d2-4c1d-9d51-a4c189b15efe
uuid:dfa32e86-45d2-4c1d-9d51-a4c189b15efe

Subject:

gating, neighbourhood cohesion, social sustainability, and seclusion

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

This paper compares the level of neighbourhood cohesion of two single-access neighbourhoods in Calgary, Alberta. The two neighbourhoods had a high sense of neighbourhood cohesion. It is argued that the single access to the neighbourhood has contributed to a high sense of neighbourhood cohesion. One neighbourhood outperformed the other on all three subscales of cohesion due to a stronger sense of seclusion of the neighbourhood. Establishing a sense of identity, a focus, and a clear boundary for a neighbourhood is paramount. At the same time, visionary planning for the future of neighbourhood design with a view to an easy and flexible redevelopment of the open-grid model seems to dominate the mindset of municipal planners operating under the banner of sustainability.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Source:

Critical Housing Analysis | 2015 Volume:2 | Number:2

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

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