Relier Pairs Roots of New UrbanismVersion en ligne Garden City par Karim Youssef 1 In Nolen's plan for St. Petersburg, 2 Civic virtue is 3 Central to the movement of New Urbanism is spurring 4 Suburban sprawl degrades the land and numbs the soul because it relegates 5 The plan for Seaside, Florida, was 6 The main focus of the article is to study 7 "Environmentalism" is 8 In Nolen's Venice regional plan, 9 A privatized suburban landscape of malls and gated subdivisions lacks 10 New Urbanists depict current development practices as 11 The ethical connection remains vague between 12 'Sellscapes' create 13 John Nolen integrated 14 New Urbanism invigorated city planning history by invoking the tradition of American civic design to solve suburban sprawl. the evolution of John Nolen's planning vision and the garden city ethic he introduced in the U.S. greenbelts protected natural features while parkways extended from the hinterlands into downtown. European and American design traditions to create a balanced and ethical planning system. the ethic of limiting personal interests for a common good. a "cultural shift" to rediscover civic life and to restore the vitality of the public realm. parkways linked white and black neighborhoods to parks and local centers planned for stores, churches, and public buildings. the human environment to the dimensions of machines and to the lure of consumerism. the belief that skilled professionals could design environments to improve the human situation. a modified neoclassical grid straight out of the tradition of John Nolen. a civic presence and a sense of civic virtue. a landscape of isolated land uses and isolated people. the past plans of Nolen and the present work of New Urbanists. "sellscapes", meaning areas segregated by market segments.