Three Principles For Organizing The Built Environment

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Duany and Talen outlined 3 principles for organizing the built environment based on the Transect model:

1. Spatially locate a discrete number of transect environments ranging from urban to rural

2. Apply standards within each environment so that development within them is intrinsically complex while not detracting from the integrity of each place

3. Allow zones to smoothly evolve into another. A dynamic approach to guiding urban development

Refer to the diagrams below for a visual explanation of the transect as explained above.

According to Duany and Talen, to be successful, a Transect- based code must be comprehensive and worded in a technical language. Planning should be able to integrate implementation devices at varying scales, that is at the level of building, lot block, neighborhood, city and region. And it means that a new system must be applicable to the coordination of the whole cacophony of associated standard- traffic engineering fire codes, light levels, school site location standards, and storm water management requirements, to mention a few. Implementation of a new system must also be kept simple for uncomplicated administration.

Last edited by JamesCarlson.   Page last modified on March 09, 2005