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The emergence of comprehensive urban design planning in the United States: the case of the San Francisco Urban Design Plan

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  • Stuart Meck
  • Rebecca Retzlaff

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The research question addressed in this paper is as follows: how can planners create municipal-scale urban design plans? The authors analyze the San Francisco Urban Design Plan, the first comprehensive urban design plan for a major American city, as a case study to answer this question. Adopted in 1971, the plan focused on design objectives for the city and the social roles of urban design in people’s lives. It was a policy document, and included implementation techniques, but no guidance on architectural design. It was a departure from urban design planning practice at the time, which focused more on guidance for architecture and large-scale master plan models.

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  • Stuart Meck & Rebecca Retzlaff, 2018. "The emergence of comprehensive urban design planning in the United States: the case of the San Francisco Urban Design Plan," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(1), pages 94-122, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:23:y:2018:i:1:p:94-122
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2017.1361787
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