Multifunctional Intensive Land Use â A Practitioner's Guide

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MILUnet 3 rd Draft Practitioners Guide and in developing countries even electricity or water supply is a problem. Car(e)free day [Enrique Penalosa] Many (European) cities already realise that further sprawl is either undesirable from a social, economic or environmental point of view, or simply no longer physically possible. Others will be confronted with this issue in the near future. As realisation of the need for sustainable urban development grows, so is the appreciation that the alternative, more traditional, European model may be the answer. In this ‘compact city’ more emphasis is placed on the human scale, public transport, cycling and walking. Such a model provides enormous opportunities for more efficient use of infrastructure and resources in the city itself, as well as reducing the negative effects of the city on the surrounding region and on the wider environment. However, steering the development process is more complicated than in the American model, increasing the challenge faced by city developers and managers who have to combine successfully the demand for city functions and the demand for a high quality living environment. Given the sustainability challenge, however, city managers have little choice. To accommodate the numerous functions required by urban dwellers whilst retaining a high quality of life they must face up to using their land more intensively than at present. To paraphrase a well-known saying: “I have seen the future of urban development, and it is MILU!” Page 6 of 15
MILUnet 3 rd Draft Practitioners Guide WHAT IS MULTIFUNCTIONAL INTENSIVE LAND USE (MILU)? Multifunctional intensive land use (MILU) is the intensive use of land for a number of different functions, and at different times. MILU offers cities the possibility of (re)development of urban areas for a number of functions that, in combination, can offer residents, workers and visitors high quality services and local environment. MILU is made up of the components ‘multifunctional’ and ‘intensive’ that, when put together, form multifunctional intensive land use. These components are examined in more detail below. NL Pavilion EXPO 2000 [Foundation Holland World Fairs] Multifunctional land use Multifunctional land use combines different functions on the same piece of land. In urban areas, this leads to projects where office, residential, leisure, and retail functions are put together. Multifunctional land use can be subdivided into three types with combinations being possible as shown in Figure 1 [Wilde, 2002a]. Multifunctional land use mixed land use multifunctional land use multifunctional use in time Figure 1: Different forms of multifunctional land use Mixed land use: In a project of mixed land use or ‘mixed use development’, different functions are combined within a limited site [Coupland, 1997]. Mixed land use always implies multifunctional land use, as by definition different functions are included. Mixed land use within the city walls is common in historic city centres. Multifunctional land use: A more developed form of mixed land use is multifunctional land use. In multifunctional land use different functions are layered, using the land more than once. It must be possible to operate the functions independently, but the synergy between them forms an important factor of success. Multifunctional use in time: A building or a public space can have different functions at different moments. This is called multifunctional use in time. Multifunctional use in time, however, has limited applicability for regular urban functions. Page 7 of 15
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