| Title |
The Covenant as a Private Land Use Controls for the Radburn Community in the U. S. A. |
| Authors |
Jung Jong-Dae ; Kim Jee-Yeop ; Bae Woong-Kyu |
| Keywords |
Private Land Use Control ; Community Design ; New Town ; Radburn ; Covenant ; Building Agreement |
| Abstract |
This study has explored as to how the Radburn, which is a symbol of the early new town development in the US, has been keeping its original identity and character in terms of physical and social community. To do this, this study analyzed private land use controls including covenant and easement adopted in the residential development; the ideas and historical background of the Radburn's planning and design; and the current community's characters. In addition, the impacts of the U.S.'s new town development were examined. Ultimately, this study has reached the conclusion that it is strong private controls based on the U.S.'s legal system that has enabled the Radburn to keep its reputation as one of the best residential developments. In particular, private controls in the U.S.'s legal system allows community to have its autonomy to regulate its territory, thereby preserving the physical and social characters as they had been intended. Moreover, individual property also is regulated to achieve common goals under such private land use controls, which fill the gap where government's authority cannot reach. This legal technique may be applied in Korea for the Building Agreement, guidelines of environmentally friendly residential development, and urban design methodologies as in the District Unit Planning. |