Urban consolidation
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Urban consolidation describes the policy of constraining further development and population growth to within the boundaries of preexisting urban areas rather than expanding outward into suburban areas. Urban consolidation seeks to increase the population density of a given urban area by expanding upward, redeveloping preexisting buildings and lots, and constructing new facilities in available spaces. It is theorized that discouraging urban sprawl and encouraging further development of housing units in preexisting urban areas will lead to a net gain in social and economic prosperity (e.g. more accessible public transportation, more efficient use of public utilities, and increased affordability of housing).
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See also
- Activity centre
- Automobile dependency
- Circles of Sustainability
- Compact City
- Green belt
- London Plan
- Medium-density housing
- Melbourne 2030
- Mixed-use development
- New Urbanism
- Sustainable development
- Transit-oriented development
- Urban growth boundary
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