Jan Gehl and new visions for walkable Australian cities

2012; Volume: 17; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

2040-2929

Autores

Annie Matan, Peter Newman,

Tópico(s)

Urban Transport and Accessibility

Resumo

The work of Jan Gehl aims to revitalise cities through more walkable urban design. His Public Spaces Public Life (PSPL) surveys provide momentum and support for a larger movement towards sustainable transport modes and have been conducted in over 40 global cities. Central to Gehl’s PSPL is pedestrian-based transport planning and urban design that is explicitly pro-urban, showing how car-based planning destroys city centres. He has had a profound and growing impact on Australian cities.

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