Smart growth
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Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in compact walkable urban centers to avoid sprawl. It also advocates compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-f
The Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia is a transit-oriented development zone, an example of the smart growth concept.
San Diego, California
Green tramway track in Belgrade, Serbia
Urban density
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Urban density is a concept used in urban planning, urban studies, and related fields to describe the intensity of people, jobs, housing units, total floor area of buildings, or some other measure of h
Smart growth
…range of housing choices. The term "smart growth" is particularly used in North America. In Europe and particularly the UK, the terms "compact city", "urban densification" or "urban intensification" have often been used to describe similar concepts, which have influenced government planning policies in the UK, the…
Shinjuku, Tokyo - estimated density of 19,170 people per km^2