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