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Planning and the High-Rise Neighbourhood: Debates on Vertical Cities
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Abstract This editorial introduces the thematic issue on "Vertical Cities: The Development of High-Rise Neighbourhoods." It outlines the lack of understanding about high-rise development in cities around the world and argues for a continued need to further interrogate concepts of verticality beyond single to... view more
This editorial introduces the thematic issue on "Vertical Cities: The Development of High-Rise Neighbourhoods." It outlines the lack of understanding about high-rise development in cities around the world and argues for a continued need to further interrogate concepts of verticality beyond single towers and towards a finer grain examination of high-rise neighbourhoods. The editorial introduces four interconnected themes that begin to address this phenomenon - socio-demographic challenges, planning discourses, high-rise legacies, and alternative conceptions of verticality - and highlights how the various articles in this thematic issue explore these critical areas of enquiry. It concludes with a call for future research to delve deeper into the planning challenges presented by high-rise neighbourhoods in the 21st-century city and, critically, the contribution that high-rise urban form makes to urban sustainability.... view less
Keywords
urban planning; high-rise building; town planning
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
high-rise; neighbourhoods; vertical cities
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 208-212
Journal
Urban Planning, 7 (2022) 4
Issue topic
Vertical Cities: The Development of High-Rise Neighbourhoods
ISSN
2183-7635
Status
Published Version; reviewed