Urban design considers: (Wikipedia)
* Urban structure – How a place is put together and how its parts relate to each other
* Urban typology, density and sustainability - spatial types and morphologies related to intensity of use, consumption of resources and production and maintenance of viable communities
* Accessibility – Providing for ease, safety and choice when moving to and through places
* Legibility and wayfinding – Helping people to find their way around and understand how a place works
* Animation – Designing places to stimulate public activity
* Function and fit – Shaping places to support their varied intended uses
* Complementary mixed uses – Locating activities to allow constructive interaction between them
* Character and meaning – Recognizing and valuing the differences between one place and another
* Order and incident – Balancing consistency and variety in the urban environment in the interests of appreciating both
* Continuity and change – Locating people in time and place, including respect for heritage and support for contemporary culture
* Civil society – Making places where people are free to encounter each other as civic equals, an important component in building social capital
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