The compact city approach has gained global impact as a planning approach for
sustainable development in areas with increasing urban population. Through densification …

This paper first defines the concept of energy-driven urban design. It aims to reveal
synergies and trade-offs that may arise while designing urban areas for better energy …

Although the scale of impending urbanization is well-acknowledged, we have a limited
understanding of how urban forms will change and what their impact will be on building …

This paper synthesises the state of knowledge on the economic effects of density. We
consider 347 estimates of density elasticities of a broad range of outcomes ranging from …

Design for Policy is the first publication to chart the emergence of collaborative design
approaches to innovation in public policy. Drawing on contributions from a range of the …

Urban form in both two-(2D) and three-dimensions (3D) has significant impacts on local and
global environments. Here we developed the largest global dataset characterizing 2D and …

The influence of high-density environment on urban residents is controversial, and its effect
varies with specific contexts. Meanwhile, urban planners and policy-makers are increasingly …

For decades, many cities have introduced densification policy objectives to stop urban
sprawl or to promote efficient use of natural resources. In the urban housing sector, however …

Names: Dovey, Kim, author. Title: Urban design thinking: a conceptual toolkit/Kim Dovey.
Description: New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016. Identifiers: LCCN 2015043992| ISBN …

Dense and compact cities yield several benefits for both the population and the
environment, including the containment of urban sprawl, reduced carbon emissions, and …