Urban Form and Sustainability
Urban Form and Sustainability
Urban Form and Sustainability
9
March 2015
Key findings
Low-density, car-oriented and dispersed
developments are often disconnected from
physical and social infrastructure, creating
economic, social and environmental
problems over time. Long-term spatial
planning is required to ensure that new
developments are located in the right
places for sustainability.
Background
Urban form and infrastructure: definitions
12
17
Infrastructure costs
23
Further research
The RTPI will be conducting a policy and
research programme on the location of
development in 2015.