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A new approach to urban planning with less car traffic and lower carbon emissions

Urban planning needs to tackle greenhouse gas emissions—and an important way to achieve this is by reducing the number and length of car commutes. This can be achieved primarily by ensuring that homes are located close to city centers and workplaces, so well-targeted building densification becomes a...

A new approach to urban planning with less car traffic and lower carbon emissions
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Urban planning needs to tackle greenhouse gas emissions—and an important way to achieve this is by reducing the number and length of car commutes. This can be achieved primarily by ensuring that homes are located close to city centers and workplaces, so well-targeted building densification becomes a critical lever. City-wide population density and transport links are of secondary importance.

Originally published at Phys.org

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