Shortage of natural landscape in contemporary cities causes urban environments to lose vibrancy and attractiveness for human inhabitants. Urban development is driven by excessing need for density to accommodate urban dwellers in less energy and infrastructure demanding urban settings. However, urban development – in its business as usual practice – is commonly accompanied by replacing...

Advocates of New Urbanism and Smart Growth concepts emphasize on neighbourhood form and design to achieve sustainability. Generally, three aspects of neighbourhood form are thought to be influencing travel patterns: density; diversity and design.