Benefits associated with higher density and its potential contribution to urban sustainability. 15
•In developed countries, the higher densities seem to be strongly associated with lower levels of total travel and with increased use of transport modes other than the motor car
•cost savings in land, infrastructure and energy;
•reduced economic costs of travel time;
•concentration of knowledge and innovative activity in the core of the city;
•lower crime and greater safety;
•the preservation of green spaces in conjunction with certain kinds of urban development;
•reduced runoff from vehicles to water courses, and emissions to the air and atmosphere; greater physical activity, with consequent health benefits;
•Social connectedness and vitality
Density alone cannot deliver environmental benefits unless other important design issues are also addressed – for example, mixed land and building uses. Mixed-use areas are places where different activities take place in the same building, street or neighbourhood.
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