Blueprint for urban villages

Article Abstract:

The Urban Villages Group (UVG) proposes the creation of mixed-use urban developments. The Group has produced a report 'Urban Villages - a Concept for Creating Mixed-Use Urban Developments on a Sustainable Scale.' The concept is similar to the 'urban quarter' of continental Europe, which is a mixed-use neighbourhood in a wider urban area. UVG suggests an urban village would be on an inner city site, no bigger than 100 acres, and have a population of 3-5,000 with the same number of jobs as residents. Seven members of UVG have set up the Urban Villages Company and aim to develop an urban village.

Cities and towns, Civic improvements

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Catering for the disabled

Article Abstract:

Much work still needs to be done to improve disabled people's access to buildings.The Department of the Environment has asked Threshold Architects to carry out an 89,000 pounds sterling project to look at how public buildings are being adapted to be suitable for disabled people, and to propose guidelines for alteration work to form part of a future revision of the Building Regulations' Part M.

Buildings, Access for the disabled

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