ElsevierLinacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP
30 Corporate Drive, Burlington, MA 01803
ISBN 0 7506 5902 5
Copyright © 2005, Graham Towers. All rights reserved
Book Description,
For a long time there was no obvious connection between housing and transport; or, more specifically, between the advocacy of high-density housing and opposition to urban motorways. Now, though, these two issues have come together.
The two imperatives of urban policy are to meet the growing demand for additional housing and to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emission. It is recognised that these cannot be achieved through the continued development of low-density housing sprawl. This not only makes poor use of land – an increasingly scarce resource – it separates people from their work, from social facilities and from personal contacts. They become increasingly depended on the motorcar and increasingly embroiled in congestion. High-density urban housing provides efficient use of land, the delivery of services at low cost, and the development of effective and energy efficient transport systems.
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For a long time there was no obvious connection between housing and transport; or, more specifically, between the advocacy of high-density housing and opposition to urban motorways. Now, though, these two issues have come together.
The two imperatives of urban policy are to meet the growing demand for additional housing and to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emission. It is recognised that these cannot be achieved through the continued development of low-density housing sprawl. This not only makes poor use of land – an increasingly scarce resource – it separates people from their work, from social facilities and from personal contacts. They become increasingly depended on the motorcar and increasingly embroiled in congestion. High-density urban housing provides efficient use of land, the delivery of services at low cost, and the development of effective and energy efficient transport systems.
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