smart growth
SMART GROHTH
smɑːrt ɡroʊθListen
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an urban planning approach that concentrates development in compact, walkable, transit-served communities rather than allowing low-density sprawl to consume rural land and agricultural areas; guided by principles including mixed land uses, compact building design, housing choice and diversity, walkable neighbourhoods, preservation of open space and farmland, infill development, and strengthening of existing communities; championed by the Environmental Protection Agency and smart growth advocacy organisations as a response to the environmental and public health costs of automobile-dependent suburban expansion
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