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Sustainable Cities
SUSTAI NABLE CI TI ES:
CONCEPTS AND URBAN
FORMS

• Completeness –

Conservation –
Urban growth should
be restricted in and
around sensitive
environmental areas
and habitats to
preserve their
ecological functions.

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Segregation activities
should be reduced.
Community

development should be
more balanced by
including jobs, housing,
shopping and other land
uses.

Sustainable Cities

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Sustainable Cities

Compact city which is
less autodependent,
less expensive to
serve infrastructure
and less pressure on
environmental
sensitive areas.

Sustainable Cities

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Comfort – Public
spaces that are
comfortable to
pedestrians should be
created for the people
to share.

Compactness –

Sustainable Cities

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Coordination –
Coordination of
planning and

management activities
will ensure efficient
land use and
infrastructure
development.

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Sustainable Cities

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Sustainable Cities

Collaboration –
People should be
involved in decisions
that affect their life.

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Sustainable Cities

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Sustainable Cities

Alternative Urban
Form – Dispersal in
Self-Sufficient
Communities

Alternative Urban
Form – Large
Concentrated Centres

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Alternative City Models

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The Core City

Alternative Urban
Form – Decentralised
But Concentrated
Settlements Linked by
Public Transport

Alternative City Models

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The Star City

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Alternative City Models

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The Satellite City

Alternative City Models

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The Galaxy of
Settlements

Alternative City Models

The Polycentric Net
or Regional City

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The Linear City

Planning I mplications

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Alternative City Models

How do we
operationalise
sustainable
development concepts
and principles in our
plans?

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