A Commentary on Sustainably Built Environments and Urban Growth Management

Wann-Ming Wey

doi:10.3390/su10113898

Abstract

The concept of urban growth management first emerged in the United States in the 1950s. Its goal was to solve problems stemming from urban sprawl by applying integrated planning, management, and regulation, and to adjust to different development trends in different spaces and times. From the viewpoint of the studies on the link between sustainably built environments, urban growth management, and their interactions, this special issue includes theoretical and empirical studies on sustainable built environment planning and design, sustainable growth management strategies, and other related emerging topics, such as intelligent use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to sustainably build environments, as well as smart cities research with big data, data mining, cloud computing, and internet of things (IOT) ideas.

Highlights

Background and Literature ReviewDuring the 21st century, numerous urban developments have gradually deviated from their original urban plans, resulting in the spread of urban sprawl and uncontrolled land development
These effects have produced a number of urban problems, such as serious air pollution, poor environment quality, congestion, and inappropriate land development with low urban density, all of which have negatively affected the quality of life (QoL)
The EU asserts that urban development can improve QoL if the concept of development is replaced with the concept of growth [1,2,3]

Summary

Introduction

Background and Literature ReviewDuring the 21st century, numerous urban developments have gradually deviated from their original urban plans, resulting in the spread of urban sprawl and uncontrolled land development. Contemporary city planners can use multi-objective growth management methods to simultaneously achieve urban development and QoL. 2. Important Issues for Sustainably Built Environments and Urban Growth Management

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