Title: Transit Oriented Development: Smart Growth as a Solution for Sprawl in Surat City
Abstract: Urban sprawl and poor land use planning contribute substantially to traffic congestion, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emission. Public transport helps reduce sprawl by attracting development around transit stations and this development support public transport by encouraging ridership. The coordination between land use planning and transport system planning is crucial to a sustainable future. Transit Oriented Development is one of the tools promoting this integration. This paper includes the problems due to sprawl in Surat City and TOD is one of the solutions of sprawl in Surat City.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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