• An urban growth boundary, or UGB, is a regional boundary, set in an attempt to control urban sprawl by, in its simplest form, mandating that the area...
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    etc. The urban growth boundary is one form of land-use regulation. For example, Portland, Oregon is required to have an urban growth boundary which contains...
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    Melbourne's urban growth boundary was extended to include Kalkallo in 2010. It was designated as part of the Urban Growth Zone in 2012. Urban sprawl is...
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    Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in compact walkable urban centers to avoid sprawl. It also advocates...
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    more or less densely populated city". Urban sprawl has been described as the unrestricted growth in many urban areas of housing, commercial development...
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    coverage by fire, police and schools. Portland's urban growth boundary, adopted in 1979, separates urban areas (where high-density development is encouraged...
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    Oaklands Junction is located beyond the Melbourne metropolitan Urban Growth Boundary. Oaklands Junction appears to get its name from the Oaklands Hunt...
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  • (also known as "urban growth boundary") within existing city boundaries, limited development in the eastern foothills, and deferred growth in Coyote Valley...
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    within Greater Melbourne, beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary. Prominent as a gold mining area in the late 19th century, much...
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    use, urban design, natural resources, transportation, and infrastructure. Urban planning includes techniques such as: predicting population growth, zoning...
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