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Density

  • Estate Design
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Density is a key variable in urban design and planning. Different residential densities generate different urban forms, characteristics, housing types and ecological footprints. There are a number of ways to measure density – although, not all are useful for making meaningful comparisons between different developments. This factsheet highlights the density measures that are most useful to policy makers, planners, designers and others involved in the development process.

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Density

  • Estate Design
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Density is a key variable in urban design and planning. Different residential densities generate different urban forms, characteristics, housing types and ecological footprints. There are a number of ways to measure density – although, not all are useful for making meaningful comparisons between different developments. This factsheet highlights the density measures that are most useful to policy makers, planners, designers and others involved in the development process.

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Housing Mix

  • Place Making and Social Sustainability
  • Estate Design
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A sustainable community is a diverse one, accommodating people of different life stages, incomes, and household composition.  For instance, a nuclear family is likely to prefer a larger dwelling with several bedrooms and access to private open space; a university student may seek shared accommodation; a young single professional may require a small apartment, while an elderly couple may seek an easy care unit within a retirement village.  All of these groups will have very strong preferences for the location their homes – some will prefer the inner city while others may more space in an outer suburban area.

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Transit Oriented Development

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  • Access and Transport
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Transit Oriented Developments, or TODs, are generally higher density, mixed use developments, located along major public transport (PT) corridors and generally centred on major transport nodes (bus and train stations, interchanges, etc). TODs are designed to encourage more sustainable transport behaviour through encouraging reduced reliance on motorised private motorised transport, encouraging pedestrian mobility and synergies between complementary mixed land uses.

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