Sense of Community: A Comparative Study of Two Design Methods - New Urbanism and Participatory Design

Abstract

H o w t o p l a n a nd de si gn for a s e n s e of c omm unit y i s a n incr e asin gly impor t a n t ch al le n g e for our pr ofe s sion . I n he r m as t e r ’ s the si s, Es the r V al le in v e s t i g a t e d ho w t w o c on t e mpor a r y de si gn a ppr o a che s --N e w U r b a ni s m a nd P a r t ic ip a t or y D e si gn-- fa c e thi s ch al le n g e a nd their cl aim s thr ou gh a c omp a r a t iv e s tudy of four r e side n t i al pr oj e cts in C al i for ni a .