Being In Beautiful Places
Seeing more beautiful nature linked to pro-social behavior.
Seeing more beautiful nature linked to pro-social behavior.
Urban planners are regularly charged with creating “communities where a diverse group of residents not only live close to one other but also interact freely – in other words, neighborhoods that are both integrated and socially cohesive.”
Walk Score has released its 2013 walkability ratings for cities and neighborhoods, and they’re available at the web address below.
Bjornstrom and Ralston investigated the relationship between the built environment and perceived social cohesion.
Cabrera and Najarian investigated the relationship between design elements in new urbanist neighborhoods and “ties that connect individuals from different . . . geographical spheres.”
The American Planning Association (APA) has identified their great neighborhoods for 2013.
People can eat lunch in all sorts of places.
Are new urbanist communities more diverse than others?
What do we infer from parked bicycles?
How does telecommuting influence housing choice?