Urban village

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For another urban planning concept in China, see Urban village (China).
The main square of Saifi Village in Centre Ville, Beirut, Lebanon
The main square of Saifi Village in Centre Ville, Beirut, Lebanon

An urban village is an urban planning concept. Typically the aims are to create an environment which:

  • people can live and work in
  • is self-sustainable
  • is environmentally friendly
  • encourages community development and bonding

A key focus is self-sustainability, where people can live, work, shop and entertain in a single urban area. This is vastly different to urban sprawl where people transit across suburbs frequently to get to, for instance, work places or shopping centres.

In existing urban village developments, it is common to see buildings with shops on the ground floor and a mix of offices and apartments on upper floors. Hence it would be possible to walk from your apartment to your office, which is just a few minutes down the street. Along the way you would pass stores from which you can easily make purchases, without travelling across multiple suburbs.

The following is a brief list of a few urban village projects that have evolved or already been completed, or are in planning stages:

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