The urban form refers to a city's physical characteristics such as its size, shape, and configuration which can be understood at different scales from localized building features to broader spatial arrangements. The concept of urban form encompasses both physical aspects like density as well as nonphysical aspects. Legal aspects of urban design that influence the urban form include city development plans, zoning, development standards, traffic and safety regulations, building codes, and cultural/natural heritage preservation requirements.
The urban form refers to a city's physical characteristics such as its size, shape, and configuration which can be understood at different scales from localized building features to broader spatial arrangements. The concept of urban form encompasses both physical aspects like density as well as nonphysical aspects. Legal aspects of urban design that influence the urban form include city development plans, zoning, development standards, traffic and safety regulations, building codes, and cultural/natural heritage preservation requirements.
The urban form refers to a city's physical characteristics such as its size, shape, and configuration which can be understood at different scales from localized building features to broader spatial arrangements. The concept of urban form encompasses both physical aspects like density as well as nonphysical aspects. Legal aspects of urban design that influence the urban form include city development plans, zoning, development standards, traffic and safety regulations, building codes, and cultural/natural heritage preservation requirements.
The term “urban form” is used to describe a city’s physical characteristics.
It refers to the size, shape,
and configuration of an urban area or its parts. How it will be understood, structured, or analyzed depends on scale. Characteristics of the urban form range from, at a very localized scale, features such as building materials, facades, and fenestration to, at a broader scale, housing type, street type, and their spatial arrangement or layout. The concept of urban form encompasses also nonphysical aspects such as density.
Table Of Legal Aspects In Urban Design
• City Development Plan / Functional Zoning
• Development Management Standards • Allocation Of Recreational Objects And Resorts • Traffic Impact Requirement/ Road Construction • Safety • Building Codes / Building Regulations • Appearance • Cultural Heritage Preservation N • atural Heritage Preservation • Privacy • Public Participation