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15-minute city
The 15-minute city, coined by Carlos Moreno in 2016, is an urban planning model placing daily needs within a 15-minute walk or bike ride; championed by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and adapted in Melbourne, Portland, and other cities.
Greater London Plan
The Greater London Plan 1944 is a strategic plan by Patrick Abercrombie that proposed moving over a million Londoners into new towns beyond a green belt.
Green belt
Green belt: designated open land around towns and cities protected by planning policy to prevent urban sprawl, most developed in England (1,633,220 hectares, 12.5% of land). Covers NPPF purposes, 1938 Act and 1955 Circular history, grey belt and Golden Rules reforms, and effects on sprawl and housing prices.
Green belt (United Kingdom)
Green belt (UK): designated open land around English cities protected by NPPF chapter 13 to prevent urban sprawl; about 1,633,220 hectares, 12.5% of England, with five purposes, grey belt classification, and Golden Rules for released land.
Periurban space
Periurban space, also called peri-urban area, urban fringe, or rurban zone, is the transitional territory between city and countryside where urban and rural land uses mix. Defined variously by density thresholds (0–300 persons/km²), it is the fastest expanding land use globally and a major planning challenge.