Mixed use development is about retaining or creating a mix of different uses in cities or neighbourhoods. The trend in UK development has been towards specialisation and areas with single uses. Increasing the mix of uses is thought to reduce the need to travel; lower the likelihood of crime; improve the ambience and attractiveness of areas and contribute to the sustainability of cities.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Extraordinary!!!!!!!By Mike B.Historians must take an ideological stance or they become but poor reporters of facts. Hunts research and approach is brilliant. Whether you agree with him on his interpretation of the facts is your business. Great history is written with great passion. This book is a very fine example of the rare art of the historian.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Perfect cities will perfect mankindBy AnonymouseI came to "Building Jerusalem" through a book review by Jonathan Schwarz in "The Atlantic Monthly"; Jan-Feb 2006; and Mr. Schwartz did not lead me astray. This is an exciting book for people interested in urban planning and urban history. It is especially exhilarating for people who know these Midlands cities; and it is a must-read for people old enough to remember them before urban renewal destroyed the visual integrity of city centers.Mr. Hunt takes as his starting point and his title from the religious notion that man yearns toward perfection and that removing easy access to vice will curb bestial nature. How we live will make us better people (or more commonly; how they live will make them better people). Betterment as social ideal; coupled with rich men wanting monuments; public health departments wanting sewage systems; and factory owners wanting ready access to labourers and markets; led to massive reconfiguration of English cities in the nineteenth century.Mr. Hunts attention to telling the story to non-specialists makes this a fat book; and if you are interested in the themes he presents; you will be fascinated.4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Transforming Englands "Dark Satanic Mills"By Peter KobsBritain was the first country on Earth to witness the Industrial Revolution -- and my; oh; my was it ugly! Millions of economically displaced families moved from the countryside and Ireland to work in the burgeoning cotton; metal and coal industries during the early 19th century. Cities like Manchester; Birmingham and Leeds were completely overwhelmed by the human influx; becoming breeding places for mass poverty and the disease that followed. The living conditions were nothing less than murderous -- as bad as anything in the Third World today.In this college-level book; Tristram Hunt chronicles how British society responded to the crisis. "Building Jerusalem" is an intellectual history of the ideas that transformed squalor-bound urban areas into a new organizational model based on civic pride and public works. We learn how the Romantic vision of medieval chivalry (as retold in popular novels like "Ivanhoe") influenced the ground-level urban activists -- along with powerful forms of Christian compassion and nationalism.The Victorian urban reform movement succeeded in many areas; but fell short in others. Ultimately; the coming of the 20th century undermined many of the core ideas that sustained the movement and led to a new focus on suburban development instead.Hunts writing is lively; particularly in the first 200 pages; and his research is impeccable. Unfortunately; the second half of the book drags a bit as he delves too deeply into the biographies of certain key characters; like John Ruskin. I would have split this book into two different volumes; the first from 1770 to about 1880; the second volume from 1880 to 2000. The photos are valuable; but we need more maps; illustrations and graphics to understand the true nature of this earth-shaking transformation. Bottom line: Worth reading; but could be better organized.