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From Garden City to Smart Growth: The Evolution and Management of New Urbanism

Chen Youzhen, Longlong Duan

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Under the influence of industrialization and rapid population growth after World War II, urban sprawl, central cities' recession and metropolis diseases have become three tumors that restricted urban sustainable development in western countries, so the new urbanism has arisen.From garden city to smart growth, new urbanism thoughts have experienced long-term evolution.Diversification, compactness, public transportation and social integration advocated by new urbanism have been supported by the majority of people.The paper illustrates, in detail, the evolution and management of new urbanism.

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Under the influence of industrialization and rapid population growth after World War II, urban sprawl, central cities' recession and metropolis diseases have become three tumors that restricted urban sustainable development in western countries, so the new urbanism has arisen.From garden city to smart growth, new urbanism thoughts have experienced long-term evolution.Diversification, compactness, public transportation and social integration advocated by new urbanism have been supported by the majority of people.The paper illustrates, in detail, the evolution and management of new urbanism.

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Under the influence of industrialization and rapid population growth after World War II, urban sprawl, central cities' recession and metropolis diseases have become three tumors that restricted urban sustainable development in western countries, so the new urbanism has arisen.From garden city to smart growth, new urbanism thoughts have experienced long-term evolution.Diversification, compactness, public transportation and social integration advocated by new urbanism have been supported by the majority of people.The paper illustrates, in detail, the evolution and management of new urbanism.

Key concepts: Urbanism, Urban sprawl, New Urbanism, Industrialisation, Diversification (marketing strategy), Economic geography, Geography, Smart growth

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