Designing Spatial Planning Codes for Sustainable Outcomes in Park City, Utah#
Author
Hawley, Makena Jean
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2022
Submitted on
2022-12-20
Pages
42
Abstract
In the United States, common planning and zoning practices often produce urban sprawl—spread-out, low-density development—more than in many European cities. By contrast, compact development can make infrastructure more efficient, waste less land and resources, and reduce the need to have a car. This thesis uses Park City, Utah—a small mountain resort town and host of the 2002 Winter Olympics—as a case study. Like many places, Park City faces challenges with affordable housing and traffic congestion, and much of its built area reflects sprawling patterns. The study first offers a high-level comparison of US and European planning approaches. It then analyzes how Park City’s Land Management Code (the local rules that govern land use and development) and the social structures around it influence outcomes. The analysis applies Actor-Network Theory (ANT), an approach for mapping how people, institutions, rules, and technologies interact. The goal is to establish a basic framework that future research can use to compare development codes across similar international cities.
I USA fører udbredte planlægnings- og zonepraksisser ofte til byspredning—spredt, lavt bebygget udvikling—i højere grad end i mange europæiske byer. Omvendt kan tæt byudvikling gøre infrastruktur mere effektiv, begrænse arealspild og ressourceforbrug og mindske behovet for at have bil. Dette speciale bruger Park City, Utah—en lille bjergresortby og vært for Vinter-OL 2002—som case. Ligesom mange andre steder kæmper Park City med overkommelige boliger og trafiktrængsel, og store dele af byen bærer præg af spredt planlægning. Studiet giver først en overordnet sammenligning af amerikanske og europæiske planlægningstilgange. Derefter analyseres, hvordan Park Citys Land Management Code (de lokale regler for arealanvendelse og byggeri) og de sociale strukturer omkring den påvirker resultaterne. Analysen anvender aktør-netværksteori (Actor-Network Theory, ANT), en tilgang der kortlægger, hvordan mennesker, institutioner, regler og teknologier spiller sammen. Målet er at etablere en grundlæggende ramme, som fremtidige studier kan bruge til at sammenligne plan- og byggeregler i lignende internationale byer.
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