MorrisTerra | Urban Design

Creating Places for People

Urban Design

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Urban Design

Urban design concerns the arrangement, appearance and functionality of towns and cities, and in particular the shaping and uses of urban public space. it is best conceptualized as a design practice that operates at the intersection of ... such as urban economics, political economy and social theory.
Urban design theory deals primarily with the design and management of public space (i.e. the 'public environment', 'public realm' or 'public domain'), and the way public places are experienced and used.

Urban design can influence the economic success and socio-economic composition of a locality—whether it encourages local businesses and entrepreneurship; whether it attracts people to live there; whether the costs of housing and travel are affordable; and whether access to job opportunities, facilities and services are equitable.

Urban design determines the physical scale, space and ambience of a place and establishes the built and natural forms within which individual buildings and infrastructure are sited. As such, it affects the balance between natural ecosystems and built environments, and their sustainability outcomes.

Urban design can influence health and the social and cultural impacts of a locality: how people interact with each other, how they move around, and how they use a place.

At MorrisTerra, Urban Design is about creating environments where people can live, work, play, eat, sleep, recreate and relax all within the context of the greater framework.