Design principles
Territoriality
The control of external spaces by immediately adjacent households (or the provision of shared space) should be unambiguously indicated by clear ‘definitions of territory'.
This might be achieved by landscape or built devices such as walls, fences, kerbs, level changes, paths or mowing strips.
Reasons:
- Defined territories can avoid disputes over 'whose patch it is'.
- It should encourage commitment and responsibility for maintaining the patch.
- Clear definition is consistent with people’s experience of traditional suburban living, which may be familiar and desirable.
- It assists in issues of home and neighbourhood security.
Last updated 25 February 2009
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