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