What Are Compact Cities? | ArchDaily

Compact city refers to the urban model associated with a more densified occupation, with consequent overlapping of its uses (homes, ... WearecurrentlyinBetaversionandupdatingthissearchonaregularbasis.We’dlovetohearyourfeedbackhere. ✕ Projects Professionals Images News&Topics Products Jobs BIM Interviews Competitions Events About Contact Submit Advertise Changecountry Logout Back News Articles MonthlyTopics Refurbishment Top100 Brasil Hispanoamérica México 中国 Home Projects Products Folders Feed ArchDaily Articles WhatAreCompactCities? SaveWhatAreCompactCities? Savethispicture!Amsterdã.FotoporPxhere,licençaCC0WrittenbyCamillaGhisleni|TranslatedbyDiogoSimõesFebruary14,2022 Share ShareFacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsappMailOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/976666/what-are-compact-cities Clipboard "COPY" CopyCompactcityreferstotheurbanmodelassociatedwithamoredensifiedoccupation,withconsequentoverlappingofitsuses(homes,shopsandservices)andpromotionofthemovementofpedestrians,cyclistsandpublictransportusers.AmsterdamandCopenhagenareknownexamplesofsuchamodel.Oppositeofthedispersedcity,thecompactcityhassomecaptivatingcharacteristics,inadditiontoitshighdensityandmixed-usedevelopments,suchas:continuousandcontainedurbandevelopment,delimitedbylegibleboundaries;highlocalandregionalaccessibility;differentcentralities;smallerinfrastructurenetworks(water,electricity,sanitation);greatercontrolovergovernmentoversight,amongothers.Savethispicture!Copenhague.FotoporLindsayMartinviaUnsplashDuetothefactthatitfavorstheuseofdifferentmodesthroughshortertrips,inadditiontoloweringinfrastructurespendingandencouragingcommunityinteraction,compactcitieshavebeenunderstoodasmoresustainableurbanmodels.Inthismodel,thesamewaterorelectricitynetworkthatsupplies20homes,forexample,cancovermuchmore.Thisthinkingalsoappliestootherpublicservicessuchashospitals,schools,etc.Furthermore,itscontinuousandcompactdevelopmentavoidstheemergenceofurbanintersticessuchasvacantlots.DOTS(UrbanDevelopmentOrientedtoSustainableTransport),forexample,isamodelthatdefendstheplanningofcompactneighborhoodswithhighdensityanddiversityofusesasanactionstrategythatintegratesurbandesignandtransportplanning,andcanbeimplementedthroughpublicpoliciesorurbanprojects.Savethispicture!Copenhague.BLOXporOMA.Imagem©RasmusHjortshøjHowever,accordingtoscholarMichaelNeuman,itisinthiscorrelationbetweenurbanformandregulationthattheparadoxofcompactcitiesemerges.Strictplanningguidelinesandrulesareessentialtoestablishacityinthismold,nevertheless,theirexcesscanbecomeharmful,since,withaclosestandardtobefollowed,thereisnoroomfororganicexperimentationtypicalofahealthyurbandevelopment.Anyway,despitebringingtolightsomecontradictions,thecompactcitymodelhasbeenwidespreadinrecentyearsinthemidstoftheenvironmentalcrisis.Inotherwords,acompactcityalignedwithsustainabilityguidelinescancontributetoabetterqualityoflifewithshopsandservicesclosetohomes,favoringtheuseofalternativetransportandcommunityinteraction,rescuingurbanlife. ImagegallerySeeallShowless Share ShareFacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsappMailOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/976666/what-are-compact-cities Clipboard "COPY" CopyAboutthisauthorCamillaGhisleniAuthor••• #TagsNewsArticlesPlanejamentoLegislaçãoCitiesArchitectureSustainabilityUrbanDesignCite:Ghisleni,Camilla."WhatAreCompactCities?"[Oquesãocidadescompactas?]14Feb2022.ArchDaily.(Trans.Simões,Diogo)Accessed.