DOI: 10.22217/upi.2016.430
A Review of Melbourne’s Urban Design for People in the Last 30 Years

Wang Zhugen, Quentin Stevens, Li Xiaolei

Keywords: Humanistic; Urban Design; City Streets; Open Space

Abstract:

Design for people is an essential urban design concept for supporting the construction of a livable city in Melbourne and it has played a significant role both in promoting urban space development and facilitating Melbourne’s urban vitality. In this paper, the theoretical and practical values of urban design for people are interpreted and three distinct stages are identified in the historical development of Melbourne’s research and design practice since 1985. The paper then reviews the background and research achievements of each stage. Based on the above-mentioned study, four principles for practice the concept of urban design for people are proposed in the end part of the paper.


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