Sustainable Built Environment and Urban Growth Management

Nowadays the sustainable built environment planning in most cities has come to a turning point as the growth in traffic and population has become a serious concern and put tremendous pressure on both the environment and people in these cities. It is therefore important to find new ways or lifestyles--such as compact city transit-oriented development (TOD) formulations--that are more flexible inclusive and sustainable. Furthermore for the sustainable built environment and urban growth management not only should the growth management principles--which include smart growth sustainable growth and inclusive growth--be taken into account but innovative/smart planning strategies--such as mixed use design green transport and new urbanism--are also utilized in planning sustainable built environments in order to prevent the urban sprawl development that has occurred.