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Verdichten im Inneren

English translation: increasing (city center) density

19:04 Jan 30, 2018
German to English translations [PRO]
Real Estate / Urban planning, sustainable urban development
German term or phrase: Verdichten im Inneren
This is in a list of topics to be discussed in an urban planning workshop. Others include renovating neighborhoods, mobility, energy revolution, green cities. I'm guessing inner city concentration but wondering if there's a specific buzzword in urban planning and sustainable urban development that describes this phenomenon.
John Speese
United States
Local time: 15:39
English translation:increasing (city center) density
Explanation:
Commonly used to describe increasing the population in urban areas.
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Kevin Fulton
United States
Local time: 15:39
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5urban consolidation
Herbmione Granger
3 +3increasing (city center) density
Kevin Fulton
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"I picked this"
Lancashireman

  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
increasing (city center) density


Explanation:
Commonly used to describe increasing the population in urban areas.

Example sentence(s):
  • Land-use planning and zoning are cities’ primary tools for increasing density and supporting high quality services.

    Reference: http://thecityfix.com/blog/three-ways-land-use-planning-zoni...
Kevin Fulton
United States
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I picked this, thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
23 mins
agree  Haigo Salow: Maybe add "population density".
1 hr
agree  AllegroTrans
3 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
urban consolidation


Explanation:
Verdichten im Inneren
http://www.umverkehr.ch/sites/default/files/2015.03.25_umver...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_consolidation
Urban consolidation describes the policy of constraining further development and population growth to within the boundaries of preexisting urban areas rather than expanding outward into suburban areas. Urban consolidation seeks to increase the population density of a given urban area by expanding upward, redeveloping preexisting buildings and lots, and constructing new facilities in available spaces. It is theorized that discouraging urban sprawl and encouraging further development of housing units in preexisting urban areas will lead to a net gain in social and economic prosperity (e.g. more accessible public transportation, more efficient use of public utilities, and increased affordability of housing).[1]
A major feature of modern urban consolidation practices is the incorporation of urban green space and open space areas.

http://www.greenbuildinglawblog.com/2010/08/articles/regulat...
Without deeply analyzing the nicities of wastewater management, the resistance to the 25th street station project appears to be mainly one of local vs. chain. But I am wrestling with the more baasic regulatory concept of incentivizing inner city development because it is green, even if it does not embrace green building practices.
Work with me here. Cities are inherently green. One of my favorite New Yorker articles of all time was David Owen's 2004 piece on why New York City is sustainable. The argument for 25th Street Station's green cred goes like this "If the 25th Street Walmart project comes to fruition, your average Baltimorean will have greater access to retail within walking or short driving distance. No need to go to the suburbs to shop, wasting fossil fuel and requiring expensive additional infrastructure. In addition, it provides an amenity which makes inner city living more attractive."

Herbmione Granger
Germany
Local time: 21:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  A. & S. Witte
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agree  Lancashireman: Puts a positive spin on it.
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agree  Björn Vrooman: Asker said: "urban planning workshop"; so to describe this in the context of developing a policy, I'd go for that too: https://simplicable.com/new/urban-consolidation
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agree  Wendy Streitparth
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agree  gangels (X): Sounds good even though it may not be what is meant
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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 92
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