Abstract
The compact city concept is adopted in city planning policies of many developed countries for the following benefits: efficient use of land while curtailing sprawl, reduction in transport network and reliance on mass transport, a socially interactive environment with vibrancy of activities, economic viability, etc. However, it is still debated whether the cities in developing countries like India, which are already dense, will really benefit from the compact city form. Measuring urban form and compactness of these cities becomes more important for understanding the spatial urban structure to intervene accordingly for sustainable urban development. This paper explores various parameters and dimensions of measurement of compactness. Urban form characteristics and their indicators are derived for the study of Nagpur city, India. This study is an attempt to measure the urban form to derive the benefits of compactness. The study indicates that Nagpur city, inherently has a compact form, but may disperse in near future; and there is a need to implement policies to retain its compact character to achieve sustainable urban development.
Highlights
Various urban forms evolved through modern urban planning practices, but often the concern for their negative impacts is observed as missing
The objectives are: (i) to explore various measures of urban form through literature review; (ii) to derive appropriate indicators and to find out whether present urban form of the selected city contains compact urban characteristics which are favorable for achieving sustainable urban development
The study concluded that the measures of urban form characteristics discussed in this paper show that Nagpur has all components of a compact city
Summary
Various urban forms evolved through modern urban planning practices, but often the concern for their negative impacts is observed as missing. This disregard is apparent in the developed world in. The central premise of this study is that the form of a city can affect its sustainability. Urban form has positive or negative impact on accessibility to facilities, travel attributes (distance and time), energy used, social equity, efficient use of land, economic benefits, reduction in CO2 emissions, liveliness, etc. The relationships between urban form and the various elements of a city need to be understood [3]
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