The New Communalism: The Unrealized Mid-Twentieth Century Vision of Planned Unit Development

摘要

This article argues that understanding the vision of Planned Unit Development (PUD) advocates in the mid-twentieth century corrects the common misconception that American city planning and development practices turned away from traditional notions of urbanism in that period. However, although PUD remains a significant regulatory tool, it does not meet the vision of its early advocates due to pragmatic and political limitations. This article uses a case study of PUD in Los Angeles to explain the intentions and fate of private and public sector promoters of the PUD concept in the decades following the Second World War.