1. COMPACT CITIES
ITS RELEVANCE IN TODAY’S CONTEXT
SUBMITTED BY:
NAINA GUPTA

2. DENSE AND
PROXIMATE
DEVELOPMENT
PATTERNS
URBAN AREAS
LINKED BY
PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
SYSTEM
ACCESSIBILTY TO
LOCAL SERVICES
& JOBS
•Urban land is
intensively utilised.
•Urban
agglomerations are
contiguous or close
together.
•Distinct border
between urban and
rural land use.
•Public spaces are
secured.
•Effective use of
urban land.
•Public transport
systems facilitate
mobility in urban
areas
•Land use is mixed
•Most residents have
access to local
services either on
foot or using public
transport

3. Urban infrastructure and urban
planning
 Transportation
 Building and residence
 Consciousness and action of
residents


4. Counteraction
against urban
expansion
(1930s-)
•Protection of
natural
environment &
agricultural land
Further
evolution
•Further environmental
concern
•Creativity and viability of
cities
Wider urban
policy goals
(1960s-) •Inner-city renewals,
liveability & diversity in
urban centres
•Energy crisis
•Social inclusion
Multidimensional
policy goals
(1990s-) •Urban
sustainability
•Climate change
•Green growth

5. SUB
CHARACTERISTICS
OF COMPACT CIITY
1
SHORTER INTRAURBAN LEVEL
DISTANCES / LESS
AUTOMOBILE
DEPENDENCY
CONTRIBUTION TO URBAN SUSTAINABILTY
ENVIRONMENTAL
SOCIAL
ECONOMIC
BENEFITS
BENEFITS
BENEFITS
-FEWER CO2
EMISSIONS
-LESS POLLUTION
FROM AUTOMOBILES
-GREATER
ACCESSIBILTY
DUE TO LOWER
TRANSPORT
COST
-HIGHER
MOBILITY FOR
PEOPLE
WITHOUT
ACCESS TO A CAR
-HIGHER
PRODUCTIVITY
DUE TO
SHORTER
TRAVEL TIME
FOR WORKERS
-DEVELOPMENT
OF GREEN JOBS/
TECHNOLOGIES
2
MORE DISTRICT
WIDE-ENERGY
UTILISATION AND
LOCAL ENERGY
GENERATION
-LESS ENERGY
CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA
-FEWER CO2
EMISSIONS
-DEVELOPMENT
OF GREEN JOBS/
TECHNOLOGIES
-MORE ENERGY
DEPENDENCE

6. 3
OPTIMUM USE OF
LAND RESOURCES
& MORE
OPPURTUNITY FOR
URBAN-RURAL
LINKAGE
-FEWER CO2
EMISSIONS DUE TO
SHORTER
TRAVEL MILEAGE
-HIGHER QUALITY
OF LIFE DUE TO
MORE
RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES
-RURAL
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
(URBAN
AGRICULTURE,
RENEWABLE
ENERGY,ETC.)
4
MORE EFFICIENT
PUBLIC SERVICE
DELIVERY
-
-PUBLIC SERVICE
LEVEL FOR SOCIAL
WELFARE
MAINTAINED BY
IMPROVED
EFFICIENCY
-LOWER
INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS &
COST OF
MAINTENANCE
5
BETTER ACCESS TO
A DIVERSITY OF
LOCAL SERVICES &
JOBS
-
-HIGHER QUALITY
OF LIFE DUE TO
ACCESS TO LOCAL
SERVICES (SHOPS,
HOSPITALS ETC.)
-SKILLED LABOUR
FORCE
ATTRACTED BY
HIGH QUALITY
OF LIFE
- CONSERVATION OF
FARMLANDS &
NATURAL
BIODIVERSITY

7. CATEGORY
•Population & urban land growth
•Population density on urban land
•Retrofitting existing urban land
•Intensive use of buildings
•Housing form
•Trip distance
•Urban land cover
•Trips using public transport
•Proximity to public transport
Accessibility to local
services and jobs
INDICATORS
RELATED TO THE
IMPACT OF
COMPACT CITY
POLICIES
Dense and proximate
development patterns
Urban areas linked by
public transport
systems
INDICATORS
RELATED TO
COMPACTNESS
INDICATOR
•Matching jobs & homes
•Matching local services & homes
•Proximity to local services
•Trips on foot and by bicycle
Environmental
•Public space and green areas
•Transport energy use
•Residential energy use
Social Economic
•Affordability
•Public service

8. Compact cities can play a significant role in responding to
current urban trends:
 Continuing urbanisation underscores the need to conserve
land resources . By 2050, 70% of the world’s population & 86%
in OECD countries will live in urban areas . Land consumption
for built-up areas will increase more rapidly than the population
in 30 out of 34 OECD countries.
Global warming raises new issues for cities and requires new
responses.
Increasing energy prices can affect living patterns, for
example by raising transport costs.
The recent economic crisis has affected local governments
finances, making it more difficult to invest in new infrastructure.
As demographics change , policy makers need to adapt
urban policies . The elderly population has doubled over the
past 60 years in OECD countries and tripled worldwide. The
average household size has also decreasedin OECD countries.

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