Loading…
Measuring Residential Lot and Neighbourhood Changes in Hamilton, Ontario
This research contributes to literature documenting the changes in urban form observed in North America during the 20th Century. While numerous broadscale analyses of the differences between traditional urbanism, suburban sprawl and New Urbanism do exist, it seems that neighbourhood- and lot-scaled...
Saved in:
Published in: | Canadian journal of urban research 2008-07, Vol.17 (1), p.155-164 |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Get full text |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Summary: | This research contributes to literature documenting the changes in urban form observed in North America during the 20th Century. While numerous broadscale analyses of the differences between traditional urbanism, suburban sprawl and New Urbanism do exist, it seems that neighbourhood- and lot-scaled empirical studies of changes in residential neighbourhood forms do not. This study therefore documents changes in several neighbourhood- and lot-scaled variables for five residential neighbourhoods in Hamilton, Ontario, each representative of a distinct period of construction, in an effort to quantify the differences amongst the primary development patterns. There are three key findings. First, individual building lot size and building setback variables demonstrate expected maximum values in the mid-Century, coincident with the beginning of the automobile dependent era. These have since decreased, likely in response to increasing land costs and other development constraints. Second, the period of construction for a given neighbourhood was found to be an important determinant of street pattern, normalized street length and residential density. And third, observations of several variables (including density) suggest there are substantive differences between residential neighbourhood forms found in Canada and the United States.
Cette recherche contribue à la littérature documentant les changements dans la forme urbaine observée dans Amérique du Nord pendant le vingtième Siècle. Pendant que la large-échelle nombreuse analyse des différences entre l'urbanisme traditionnel, de banlieue étendre et le Nouvel Urbanisme existe, il semble que le quartier- et lot-escaladé les études empiriques de changements dans les formes de quartier résidentielles ne font pas. Cette étude documente donc des changements dans plusieurs quartier- et les variables de lot-escaladé pour cinq quartiers résidentiels dans Hamilton, Ontario, chaque représentant d'une période distincte de construction, dans un effort pour quantifier les différences parmi les modèles de développement primaires. Il y a trois conclusions clées. Premier, l'individu construisant la taille de lot et les variables de revers de bâtiment démontrent les valeurs de maximum prévues dans le mi-siècle, identique avec le commencement de l'ère dépendante de l'auto. Ceux-ci ont puisque diminué, probable en réponse aux coûts de terre croissants et en réponse aux autres contraintes de développement. La seconde, la période de construc |
---|---|
ISSN: | 1188-3774 2371-0292 |