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