THE SEQUENTIAL APPROACH -A MONOGRAPH
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE SEQUENTIAL APPROACH
Amongst the important objectives of Sequential Approach are: To achieve sustainable development in reducing the encroachment of cities into valuable Greenfield areas; To maximize land use within existing city or urban centres by developing on previously developed lands, or Brownfield sites; To retain the city core as the most vibrant commercial centre, thus maximizing on the use of existing public transport and other amenities; To bring back people into the inner cities so as to make city centre vibrant, reintroduce social places where people can live, work and play; To integrate land use planning and transport by reducing the need to travel and promote increased accessibility to jobs, services and facilities; To address the issue of property overhang due to speculation.
FEDERAL DEPARTMENT TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING PENINSULA MALAYSIA
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