Thursday, September 29, 2011

Principle of Intelligent Urbanism(part seventeen)

Principle six:human scale

PIU encourages formation of walkable, pedestrian oriented urban villages.

All this concept is a consequence of an urban planning and politics, aiming friendly and free meeting of people.

PIU concept is the promotion of pedestrian circulation as opposed to the car-traffic.

Intelligent Urbanism aiming removing artificial barriers and helps face-to-face contact.

(to be continued)

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(part sixteen)

Social facilities and public services are also part of PIU. These services are delivered cost per unit to citizens.

Balance should be found between over-capitalized mega systems and low-density individual systems.
(to be continued)

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(part fifteen)

Intelligent Urbanism takes efficiency promotion in cost effective manner.

In this point of view efficiency relies also on positive and good city planning. This planning promotes some alternative transports, opposed to a dependence on personal vehicles. It means the promotion of public transport, accessible to anyone.

PIU helps complementary social amenities, convenience shopping, recreation, public services in compact.

(to be continued)

Monday, September 26, 2011

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(part fourteen)

The fifth principle of Intelligent Urbanism is efficiency.

Efficiency seeks the balance between everyday consumption and everyday resources such as energy or fiscal resources and time management. This principle encouraging sharing of public beholds, like public land, facilities or services.
(to be continued)

Friday, September 23, 2011

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(part thirteen)

1.4.City domain places(part one)

One principle of Intelligent Urbanism is the calling for city domains.

All these public places are plazas, parks, promenades, and so on.

These places are social places, accessible to anyone. Some social places places are free, but museums, for example are accessible for a fee. Public places are regulated by human behavior.
(to be continued)

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(part twelve)

1.3. Community places

The concept of PIU is to design dense, walkable zones in which habitants can recognize each other. The aim for them is also to share facilities and their resources, too.

Community places are opportunities to meet new people, make friendships, and to be active in management services.
(to be continued)

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(part eleven)

1.2. Community places

Rural villages and social bonds are merely similar, founded for security, for finding social spaces, common resources.

According to Urban Villages, common resources must be managed by the community.

As PIU defines, Urban Villages are the bases of municipalities.

(to be continued)