Matching Pairs Roots of New UrbanismOnline version Garden City by Karim Youssef 1 Central to the movement of New Urbanism is spurring 2 The plan for Seaside, Florida, was 3 Civic virtue is 4 A privatized suburban landscape of malls and gated subdivisions lacks 5 The main focus of the article is to study 6 John Nolen integrated 7 "Environmentalism" is 8 Suburban sprawl degrades the land and numbs the soul because it relegates 9 New Urbanists depict current development practices as 10 'Sellscapes' create 11 The ethical connection remains vague between 12 In Nolen's plan for St. Petersburg, 13 New Urbanism invigorated 14 In Nolen's Venice regional plan, the belief that skilled professionals could design environments to improve the human situation. a modified neoclassical grid straight out of the tradition of John Nolen. the human environment to the dimensions of machines and to the lure of consumerism. European and American design traditions to create a balanced and ethical planning system. a "cultural shift" to rediscover civic life and to restore the vitality of the public realm. parkways linked white and black neighborhoods to parks and local centers planned for stores, churches, and public buildings. the past plans of Nolen and the present work of New Urbanists. "sellscapes", meaning areas segregated by market segments. the ethic of limiting personal interests for a common good. the evolution of John Nolen's planning vision and the garden city ethic he introduced in the U.S. a landscape of isolated land uses and isolated people. greenbelts protected natural features while parkways extended from the hinterlands into downtown. city planning history by invoking the tradition of American civic design to solve suburban sprawl. a civic presence and a sense of civic virtue.