ABSTRACT
Philosophic theory can help identify the conceptual frameworks necessary for strategies that establish the important sense of place for man in the natural world. Accordingly, the development of postmodern communities would refer to the types of communities that have been developed in post-World War II years that do not share many or most of the features of modern communities. The alternative, normative meaning to postmodernism refers to a critique of modernism with its focus on progress, rationality, a devaluing of emotional responses, and emphasis on order and structure. A postmodern vision of community is needed as an alternative to the “modern” conception of the human community. In short, in postmodern communities, the community as a whole takes on the responsibility for its members, and the members take on a responsibility for the community. A planned community center stood empty soon after its construction because it filled no need for residents and it has become the corporate offices of the developers.
