1. Cultural and Behavior
influencing Urban Design
Mitchell Lloyd
URP 547
January 30, 2012
Dr. Santos

2. New York City, New York
Media
B – Thousands of i ndi vi dual s com t o N pur si ng m a
e YC edi
exposur e i n hopes of becom ng r i ch and f am
i ous
C – M a C t al
edi api
7/8 of t he gl obal adver t i si ng agency have H i n
Q
NYC
3/4 of t he Bi g Four r ecor d l abel s have H i n N
Q YC
2/3 N i onal dai l y new
at spaper ar e i n N YC
Al l 4 m or Am i can br oadcast net w k have H i n
aj er or Q
NYC
Business Capital
B – Pr i m l ocat i on f or busi ness act i vi t y b/c of t he
e
accessi bi l i t y t o 1000s of ot her m or cor por at i ons and
aj
W l St r eet
al
C - Busi ness i n t he har bor s gr ew t hi s l ocat ed as a m or aj
di st r i ct of t r ade and over t i m di f f er ent i ndust r i es cam
e e
t o t ake apar t i n t r ade
Entertainment
B - The l ar ge masses of peopl e and access t o w l dw de m a
or i edi

5. Paris, France
Architecture
B – M eval or i gi nal ar chi t ect ur e al l ow t he ci t y t o be apar t of
edi
t he nor m of t he r egi on w l e enhanci ng i t w t h m
hi i oder n day
el em s t o accom odat e t oday soci et y
ent m
C - Keeps a sense of or i gi nal i t y by pr eser vi ng t he st or i ed hi st or y
and l i nk t o t he anci ent past
Cuisine
B - Per sons seek som of t he best t r ai ni ng by chef s ser vi ng t he
e
most l uxur i ous vent ur e i n t he w l d
or
C - The di ver si t y of t he cul t ur es and count r i es r epr esent ed i n
Par i s i s sur el y t he r eason f or sur e f amous and r espect
Railways
B-C onnect i vi t y of t he r ai l r oads t o r egi onal ci t i es al l ow peopl e
s
to m ove easi l y t hr ough l ar gest com ex r ai l w syst em
pl ay
C - The onl y m ode avai l abl e t o t he m asses t o t r avel l ong di st ance
acr oss count r ysi de, bet w een count r i es

8. Sydney, Australia
Basin
B - Basi n cr eat es per f ect envi r onm ent f or out si de act i vi t i es
C – The beaut y i dent i f i es w t h t he soul of t he count r y and
i
i ncor pat es i t i nt o exi st ence
Climate
B - Const ant w m t em at ur es pr ovi de oppor t uni t y f or
ar per
out door l i vi ng and act i vi t y
C - Peopl e becom one w t h t he l and and nat ur e
e i
The Outback
B – Pr act i ce pr eser vi ng a nat i onal t r easur e w t h
i
r est r i ct i ons and heavy pol i ci ng
C-O pen ai r m ovement st r uct ur es apar t of ur ban l andscapes

11. Spatial Consolidation of Cultural
Change
Lessening the carbon footprint
 These t hr ee gl obal ci t i es (N , Par i s, Sydney) shar e t he val ue
YC
t hey see i n pr eser vi ng t hei r envi r onment w l e m nt ai ni ng t her e
hi ai
w of l i f e
ay
 Fact or s t hat cont r i but e t o t he pot ent i al car bon f oot pr i nt ar e:
popul at i on, econom c out put and ener gy and car bon i nt ensi t y
i
 Ef f or t s t o l essen t he car bon f oot pr i nt ar e under w D ease t he
ay: ecr
am ount of ener gy needed f or pr oduct i on or t o decr ease t he
dependence on car bon em t t i ng f uel s
i
C onsum pr oduct s ar e a l ar ge par t of f i gur i ng t he car bon
er
f oot pr i nt ar ound you. Package m er i al s, car pet , t i r es and
at
bui l di ng m er i al s ar e som pr oduct bei ng eval uat ed t o r educe
at e
t hei r f oot pr i nt
 Al t er nat e pow sour ces ar e bei ng t est ed t o pot ent i al l y l eave
er
l ess of a car bon f oot pr i nt on t he w l d.
or

12. Major Issues of
World Cities - Transportation
New York City
 H gh r at e of publ i c t r ansi t
i
 Saves near l y 1.8 bi l l i on gal l ons of oi l a year
 Pedest r i an-f r i endl y ar eas have l ow body m
er ass i ndex
l evel s
 54% of peopl e don’t ow a carn
Paris
 Pr i vat e aut o use has dr opped 20% over l ast t hr ee
year s
 G over nm al i nvol vem
ent ent i n gr eener t r anspor t
 N f r ee par ki ng, r educed and hi gher r at e on-st r eet
o
par ki ng
 Fr ee bi ke r ent al s
Sydney
 Sout her n H i spher e’s l ar gest t r am net w k
em or
 Advances i n publ i c t r anspor t ai ds spr aw l
 Publ i c f er r i es w t h ni ne r out es
i

13. Jackson, Mississippi
Urban Design & Cultural
and Behavioral Factors

14. Veterans Memorial Stadium
R esent s t he com uni t y and gi ves ow shi p and a sense of
epr m ner
pr oud gat her i ng pl ace f ul l of t r adi t i on and specks t o t he
cul t ur e of a com uni t y bei ng one
m
Ross Barrett Resoiver
Physi cal at t r act i on t hat pr ovi de escape f r om t r adi t i onal
ur ban bui l t envi r onm , w e f am l i es can est abl i sh hom
ent her i es
w l e avoi di ng t he danger s of i nt er -ur ban condi t i ons
hi
The Renaissance
Ent er t ai nment and shoppi ng l ocat i on, w ch cr eat es
hi
envi r onm ent of ol d f ashi on l i vi ng w t h m
i oder n el em s,
ent
ver y desi r abl e st or es near busi ness cent er cr eat es one
st op shop, Apar t m s com et es ol d f ashi on m xed-use hub
ent pl i

15. Interstate Highway System
C eat ed at t r act i ve l ocat ed f or t r ade r out e, peopl e seeki ng
r
em oym
pl ent oppor t uni t i es al ong t r ade r out e i ncr easi ng popul at i on
and dem ands f or com uni t y needs
m
Trustmark Park
D i nes t he ar ea, sour ce of r el evance t o t he ar ea. Boost econom c
ef i
i nvest m ent t o t ake advant age of t he at t r act i on and opens avenues
f or appeal t o abandon exi st i ng cul t ur e i ndeni t y i n pur sui t of a
r edef i ni ng def i ni t i on
Redevelopment of
Downtown Jackson
D and f or a f unct i onal at t r act i ve dow ow as a r epr esent at i on
em nt n
of t he ci t y, t he m susage and deser t i ng of t he dow ow by
i nt n
busi nesses l ed t o decay and f ur ast i on am ong near by r esi dent s

17. Powaqqatsi
Mobility and accessibility
 W ki ng and car r yi ng sags
al
 Hand m ade sai l boat s
 Ani m pow ed t r anspor t
al er
 R l r oads
ai
 Moder n day t r anspor t makes t he w l d accessi bi l i t y by a si ngl e
or
hum an
Social spatial distribution pattern and Territorial occupancy
 Low densi t y r ur al ar ea w t h l and pr oper l y por t i on f or si ze of
i
f am l y
i
 H gh densi t y, congest ed ur ban ar eas
i
 R i gi on and spi r i t ual i t y apar t of ever yday l i f e
el
Racial integration/ disintegration
 Soci et y made up of onl y one et hni c gr oup i n l esser popul at i ons
ar eas
 Soci al i nt er act i on bet ween busi nessmen
 Bui l t envi r onment as a bar r i er

18. Powaqqatsi
Environment contamination and dwelling
 H ouses spr ead acr oss t he count r ysi de, on hi l l t ops, on mount ai n
t ops
 Adobe, Log and st r aw houses
 Low cont am nat i on r at es because peopl e l i ved of f t he l and
i
 Sea l i vi ng
 M oder n day H gh r i se apar t m s
i ent
 Pol l ut i on of t he envi r onment f r om t oxi c gas and em ssi ons w t h
i i
t he pr esence of m ass am ount s of aut om l es
obi
Energy consumption
 H an pow ed
um er
 W er pow ed
at er
 El ect r i cal pow ed
er
 O l consum i on becom a concer n wi t h t hr eat of r unni ng out
i pt e

19. Questions?
??
Thanks!!!