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Journal of Planning Literature, Vol. 20, No. 3, 233-249 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0885412205283104

Design That Enables Diversity: The Complications of a Planning Ideal

Emily Talen

Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

This article reviews the literature on place diversity and the quest to use design to promote social and economic mix in human settlements. The article fits together a large literature on the subject of the interrelationship between diversity and place and explores how diversity could be enabled within the context of the city-planning profession. It argues that the linkage between city planning—defined in its traditional sense as a profession concerned with the design of cities—and place diversity is understudied. Four distinct though interrelated theoretical bases for diversity are discussed: place vitality, economic health, social equity, and sustainability. The article argues that the promotion of place diversity requires focused effort on the part of planners, and that design-based strategies are an appropriate part of that effort.

Key Words: mixed-income housing • social diversity


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