Urban Consolidation

Definition• It is a policy implemented to increase

population densities by the construction 0f medium-to-high density housing in already built-up areas in inner and middle suburbia.

• It aims to slow the rate of urban sprawl and make greater use of existing infrastructure.

• ‘Urban consolidation aims at an increase in population in the mid to outer ring of suburbs, by attracting family households which would otherwise settle in new houses in new suburbs’

Ray Archer et al., 1993.

The Arguments For and Against Urban Consolidation

For Against The Sydney Experience

•Less greenhouse gases•Curbs urban sprawl•Less oil consumption•More cost-efficient•More efficient use of land•Housing is more affordable•Less reliance on cars, therefore less traffic congestion