FUNCTIONAL DENSITY - A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK IN A TOWNSCAPE AREAS CONTEXT
Abstract
Densification is today a popular strategy among planners and planning
researchers to promote sustainable urban development. Some common
arguments are that urban neighbourhoods with higher population densities
can reduce car traffic and promote public transport, biking and
walking thereby reducing the environmental impact from transport.
Densification is also presumed to provide a better economic basis for
municipal services. The effects of densification hashowever-seldom
been evaluated and needs to be discussed in a nuanced and critical
way. This paper discusses densification as a planning strategy mainly
from a theoretical and conceptual point of view. Focus is on what kind
of densification strategies and meanings that are to be found in different
townscape areas in typical Swedish cities. We suggest a conceptual
framework, developed from the main concept Functional Density.
researchers to promote sustainable urban development. Some common
arguments are that urban neighbourhoods with higher population densities
can reduce car traffic and promote public transport, biking and
walking thereby reducing the environmental impact from transport.
Densification is also presumed to provide a better economic basis for
municipal services. The effects of densification hashowever-seldom
been evaluated and needs to be discussed in a nuanced and critical
way. This paper discusses densification as a planning strategy mainly
from a theoretical and conceptual point of view. Focus is on what kind
of densification strategies and meanings that are to be found in different
townscape areas in typical Swedish cities. We suggest a conceptual
framework, developed from the main concept Functional Density.
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