Public Facilities

Chapter 5.5

Public facilities
5.5

GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND DESIGN

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THE ROLE AND FUNCTION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 TYPES OF PUBLIC FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Functional categories of public facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Relationships between public facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 QUALITATIVE GUIDELINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The principle of reinforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The principle of continuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The principle of discontinuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The principle of externalisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The principle of hierarchical concentration along major routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The principle of hierarchical association of public space and public facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Determine the nature of the residential settlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Prepare an inventory of existing public facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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