The government prevents our private sector from growing. That is it. In many areas, those limits are bundled in rules known as "green standards" or "sustainable design requirements," yet all of this adds up to more bureaucracy, higher expenses, and fewer housing units created. It is not that we should ignore the environmental consequences of our policy actions. We should. However, we should view urbanisation as a powerful tool in our struggle for a cleaner environment. It is rarely acknowledged, but one of the most essential things we can do as a country to ensure a clean environment is to drastically increase density in our major cities. When compared to rising density in city cores, urban sprawl (also known as suburbs) is tremendously inefficient and harmful to the environment. That is to say, this is not a national housing crisis. This is a major city housing challenge that medium and small cities are expected to address. The issue with this strategy is that we a
National economies are propelled by cities These spaces are attractive to the most productive firms and the most talented workers due to the agglomeration advantages they generate, which are the primary cause for their existence. This environment is conducive to growth and development. Cities promote economic advancement by facilitating the sharing, matching, and learning of individuals and businesses through their high density (DURANTON; PUGA, 2004). Furthermore, Marshall (1890) asserted that ideas are "in the air," which implies that the mere concentration of individuals could result in novel outcomes. The functional role of each city in an urban system is contingent upon its ability to provide more specialized products and services to the surrounding areas (LÖSCH, 1964; CHRISTALLER, 1966). Given that population development enhances the capacity to generate economies of agglomeration and market potential, the centrality level of cities is also correlated with population s