Canalscape: Practising Integral Urbanism in Metropolitan Phoenix

• Autores: Nan Ellin
• Localización: Journal of urban design, ISSN 1357-4809, ISSN-e 1469-9664, Nº. 15, 4, 2010 (Ejemplar dedicado a: The Production of Public Space), págs. 599-610
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Just as a good manager builds on existing strengths of an organization, so good urbanism builds upon given assets of a place. "Integral urbanism" begins by engaging communities to identify such assets and consider how best to leverage them. In this way, it sets a generative and dynamic self-adjusting feedback mechanism into motion, where communities build creatively upon their strengths, sometimes in the process even converting their greatest problems into the greatest solutions. In Metropolitan Phoenix, integral urbanism has been practised with canalscape, a distributed system of vital urban hubs where canals meet major streets. Canalscape will offer an alternative to sprawl, highly desirable live/work settings, and much-needed places to gather, significantly contributing to urban and economic revitalization. Practising integral urbanism, this re-orientation of urban growth and development along the canal banks leverages an existing asset, offering an authentic and sustainable desert urbanism for the Phoenix region.