Professional Documents
Culture Documents
outline of issues/aspects of
urban space and articulation
of need for Urban Design
• Urban Morphology
• Place-making & Identity
• Globalization – Ideas of sustainability &
Transit Metropolis
• Community participation
• Idea of Urban Catalyst
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• Urban Morphology
• Place-making & Identity
• Globalization – Ideas of sustainability &
Transit Metropolis
• Community participation
• Idea of Urban Catalyst
Harris Park is a richly diverse suburb In 1791 parramat ta Road was abstractly In 1793 George street, Macquarie In 1828 Parramatt a Road was well
with a number of significant historic formed. The street pattern reflected this street & Charles Street were formed formed. Streets patterns responded to
sites dating from early European pattern & began to develop along the primarily to develop the city of this road. The developmen t occurred
settlement, including Elizabeth Farm parramatta Road. Developme nt of the Parramatta. In 1794 100 acres along both sides of the road.
and Experiment Farm. Harris Park was area dates from the early 1800s, with land originally granted to John Harris.
named after John Harris a NSW used mainly for farming.
surgeon who bought James ruse land
& built experiment farm cottage around Urban
1798. The Initial settlements were
along the Parramatta River which was
the first mode of the transport from Morphology
Sydney.
Regional Context
Source : Google earth
In 1 83 6 st re et p att er ns
con tin ue d to gr ow alo ng bot h In 1 84 4 3 m ajo r ro ads we re
sides of the river. pla nn ed in ha rri s p ark to
develop the area.
Sour ce : All Mor phol o gic al sketche s ar e Author ’s inter pr etati o n of histor y
m aps fr om Har r is Par k Cultur al Landsca pe Master plan
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In 1 85 5 r ailwa y line ca me i nto exis te nce . Sub divisi on of t he l an d was m ad e aft er th e rail way
ca me int o exi ste nc e. Du rin g 1 87 0’s M r. Ha rri s ha d inc re as ed his hol din gs to 15 7 acr es.
Settl em en t wa s mi ni mal until 18 70’ s. W he n th e a re a w as s ub divi de d it w as c alle d as Ha rris
Park . By 18 84 it a pp ea rs th at m uc h of Ha rri s' gr ant h ad be en su bdi vid ed in to in divid ual
allotments.
Thi s cle arly s ho ws th at till t he s ub divisi on th e ar ea has no t be en dev elo pe d. Th e r ailwa y line
whic h c a me a ro un d this p eri od i nflu en ce d t he g ro wth of th e ar ea . Thi s i s w ell evi de nt fr o m t he
development. Most of the single storey cottages were built during 1870 & 1960.
Urban
Morphology
Sour ce : All Mor phol o gic al sketche s ar e Author ’s inter pr etati o n of histor y
m aps fr om Har r is Par k Cultur al Landsca pe Master plan
• Urban Morphology
• Place-making & Identity
• Globalization – Ideas of sustainability &
Transit Metropolis
• Community participation
• Idea of Urban Catalyst
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Plan
Place theory – Social responsiveness - adds
human needs, Historic, Cultural & natural
contexts..
contexts
• Urban Morphology
• Place-making & Identity
• Globalization – Ideas of sustainability &
Transit Metropolis
• Community participation
• Idea of Urban Catalyst
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I. McHARG
P. GEDDES
P. GEDDES R. CARSON
RUSKIN
E. HOWARD J. RUSKIN
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PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS OF
SUSTAINABLE URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
1. Land Use
2. Urban Form
3. Transportation
4. Urban Ecology
5. Social Justice
6. Economic Development
• Urban Morphology
• Place-making & Identity
• Globalization – Ideas of sustainability &
Transit Metropolis
• Community participation
• Idea of Urban Catalyst
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Community Participation
YIMBY OR NIMBY?
• Notification
• Consultation
• Representation
• Co-operation
• Engagement
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Leadership
Representation
Communication Consultation
Community
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• Public Consultation
– Involve public and stakeholders in your
planning process
– Achieve public consultation through
• Interviews
• Facilitated meetings
• Open houses
• Website discussion papers/surveys
How do we consult?
FORMALLY…
• By having discussions (by email, phone, face to face)
• Through organized processes (meetings, forum etc.)
DELIBERATELY…
• By specifically asking key questions about a particular topic
you want to know about
• By recording the views expressed in a standardized way
… AND OPENLY
• By promoting the fact we are consulting and why
• It’s important for those we are consulting with to know they
are being consulted at this time
• Also that the results of the consultation are fed back to them
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• Public Meeting
– Provides opportunity for input for all
stakeholders through
• Open house to review plans, maps, charts
• Facilitated meeting with presentation on what you
plan to do
• Facilitated meeting on interim and final report
• Website feedback
– Online survey
– Online discussion paper to generate comments
• Surveys
– Online survey
– Community survey
• Can be developed and administered locally
• Can be conducted by firm specializing in surveys
• Research
– Focus groups, surveys (primary)
– Literature review (secondary)
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– Focus Groups
• Provides opportunity to address
specific issues
• Provides opportunity for maximum
participation
• Provides maximum information in
short period of time
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• Pre-Application
• Community Engagement from the outset
• Discussions about ‘a’ scheme not ‘the’ scheme
• Planning Gain -v- commercial reality
Some Thoughts
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Summary table
• Urban Morphology
• Place-making & Identity
• Globalization – Ideas of sustainability &
Transit Metropolis
• Community participation
• Idea of Urban Catalyst
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