document details
Journal Article
| Journal Title | Architecture Ireland |
| Article Title | Place - urban initiatives : suburban retrofit : arresting sprawl |
| Author | Dwyer, David |
| Issue | (288) |
| Page(s) | pp42-43 |
| Date | July / August 2016 |
| Content | maps, text |
| Note(s) | This article explores two neighbourhoods, both being characteristic housing developments of their time : Ballyroan in the 1960s and Oldcourt in the 1990s. The author suggests methods by which populations in these areas could be increased so that local shops / services / neighbourhood centres could be economically viable by being within a five minute walk. |
| Subject(s) | population ; demography ; suburbs ; suburban houses ; urban sprawl ; housing density ; urban policy ; neighbourhoods ; infill housing ; car travel |
| QUB Location | Search QUB Library Catalogue |
| UCD Location | Search UCD Library Catalogue |
related location
- Ballyroan, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin, Republic of Ireland ; Oldcourt, Tallaght, Co Dublin, Republic of Ireland