Designing high-density cities for social and environmental sustainability / edited by Edward Ng.

Compact living is sustainable living. High-density cities can support closer amenities, encourage reduced trip lengths and the use of public transport and therefore reduce transport energy costs and carbon emissions. High-density planning also helps to control the spread of urban suburbs into open l...

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Other Authors: Ng, Edward
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2010.
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