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As a companion to the two Urban Design Compendium publications this site provides guidance on good urban design – summarising the principles of urban design, how they can be applied and the processes which lead to successful places. Chapters of the publications can be downloaded throughout and you can also download all or part of both UDC1 and UDC2.

Urban design principles - the key aspects of urban design and how these can be applied to create places where people want to live, work and socialise.

Delivering quality places - practical guidance on the steps that can be taken and barriers that need to be overcome during policy and project development to improve the quality of place delivered.

FINDING CASE STUDIES

Over 100 case studies demonstrate how these principles and processes work in practice. These include full text from the publications along with additional images, information and links. To search for a case study please use the search box at the top of the page. If you cannot see the page you need in the results that follow, filter by 'webpage' using the menu to the left of the results. A list of all UDC case studies can be downloaded here.

Other relevant non-UDC case studies may also be available elsewhere on the HCA website. Please select 'case study' on the menu to the left of the results to see these as well, or go here.      usinT Other non UDC  A