ABSTRACT
The focus of this chapter is the spatial form of neighbourhoods. Drawing on principles established in the previous chapters, it sets out the different ways in which neighbourhood form has been conceived in terms of identity, size, differentiation, density and access. The objective is not to provide a guide for urban designers – though the new urban design wisdom of permeability, streets and perimeter blocks is highly relevant – but to assess the options at the level of local planning. The chapter concludes with a case study of one of the largest neighbourhood renewal projects in recent years: Hulme in Manchester.
