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| - | :''[[ideal city]]'' | + | :''Model city redirects here. For the US urban aid program of the 1960s and 1970s see [[Model Cities Program]].'' |
| - | '''Poundbury''' is an experimental [[new town]] or [[urban development|urban extension]] on the outskirts of [[Dorchester, Dorset|Dorchester]] in the [[Counties of England|county]] of [[Dorset]], [[England]]. | + | A '''new town''' is a specific type of a [[planned community]], or [[planned city]], that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ''[[ad hoc]]'' fashion. [[Land use conflicts]] are uncommon in new towns. |
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| + | [[Saint Petersburg]] in [[Russia]] is probably the most known and important example of the new towns founded in recent centuries. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[List of planned cities]] | ||
| + | * [[Arcology]] | ||
| + | * [[Arcosanti]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Cardus]]'' and ''[[decumanus]]'' in Roman ''[[Colonia (Roman)|colonia]]e'' | ||
| + | * [[Garden city movement]] | ||
| + | * [[Grid plan]] | ||
| + | * [[Housing estate]] | ||
| + | * [[Model village]] | ||
| + | * [[New towns in the United Kingdom]] | ||
| + | * [[Principles of Intelligent Urbanism]] | ||
| + | * [[Urban planning]] | ||
| + | * [[List of urban planners|urban planners, list of]] | ||
| + | * [[Utopia]] | ||
| - | The development is built on land owned by the [[Duchy of Cornwall]]. It is built according to the principles of [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]]. The Prince is known for holding strong views challenging the [[post-war]] trends in [[Urban planning|town planning]]. | ||
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- Model city redirects here. For the US urban aid program of the 1960s and 1970s see Model Cities Program.
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new towns.
Saint Petersburg in Russia is probably the most known and important example of the new towns founded in recent centuries.
See also
- List of planned cities
- Arcology
- Arcosanti
- Cardus and decumanus in Roman coloniae
- Garden city movement
- Grid plan
- Housing estate
- Model village
- New towns in the United Kingdom
- Principles of Intelligent Urbanism
- Urban planning
- urban planners, list of
- Utopia
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