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Urban Form And Social Sustainability In Neighborhood-Level, Ayeh Sajjadieh Khajouei

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New urban form movements in the United State such as, new urbanism, transit-oriented development, smart growth, and compact-city have been described as the most influential movement in the urban design and urban planning literatures since the modernist movement (Bramley & Morgan, 2003; McKenzie, 2004; Grant, 2006; Colantonio, & Dixon, 2011; Burton, Jenks, & Williams, 2003). In recent years, these theories’ principles have been adopted for many neighborhood design efforts. They advocate the use of urban design as a way to advance environmental, economic, and social sustainability interests as a model of sustainable urban development (Colantonio, & Dixon, 2011; Burton, Jenks, …