urban design: method and techniques

number of units per given length of infrastructure.^30

In assessing the utility of a concept for sustainable

development, its aesthetic value is not critical: more

important is the concept’s compatibility with the

organic model of the city.

CONCLUSION

The organic metaphor for the city has certain limita-

tions. The city is not a tree.^31 Cities do not grow,

reproduce and heal themselves. The agents for

GENERATING ALTERNATIVES

5.69 5.70

Figure 5.69Old Bergen,

environmental

improvements.

Figure 5.70 Old Bergen,

environmental

improvements.