Urban Design：Green Dimensions-CITY METAPHOR.pdf

CITY METAPHOR 6 INTRODUCTION urban forms, or some variation of the grid. Despite the many theories and the strength of views held by some of the advocates, there A number of theoretical forms have been is, at the moment, little hard evidence in suggested for the sustainable city. All are terms of urban metabolic efficiency or even based on the notion of reducing the need for energy efficiency to support any of the movements by private motor car, and a structures unequivocally. It is not possible to reduction in the transportation of goods by state categorically that one particular road. From continental European sources theoretical urban structure is more the compact high-density city is advocated. sustainable than another. In view of the At another extreme are proposals for low- inconclusive evidence, this chapter will density decentralized urban areas. A third review the origins of the ideas for city form. school of thought suggests an urban form In particular, it will discuss the nature of the based on policies for ‘decentralized three main metaphors which have been used concentration’. The fourth theoretical