Smart Growth

Smart Growth is an urban planning approach that directs development toward compact, mixed-use, walkable centers in existing communities rather than sprawling peripheral growth, thereby promoting environmental sustainability and efficient land use.

400

Publications

23.7K

Citations

717

Authors

349

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

73

Authors

717

  1. TL
    Todd Litman

    Transport Canada, Canada

    9 publications · 593 citations

    9

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  2. SH
    Susan Handy

    University of California, Davis, United States

    7 publications · 631 citations

    7

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  3. GK
    Gerrit Knaap

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    5 publications · 455 citations

    5

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  4. KS
    Kevan Shafizadeh

    University of California, Davis, United States

    5 publications · 105 citations

    5

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  5. AC
    Arthur C. Nelson

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    5 publications · 319 citations

    5

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1–5 of 717

Venues

  1. Urban Studies

    17 publications · 978 citations

    15

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  2. Journal of the American Planning Association

    JAPA · 13 publications · 1.5K citations

    13

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  3. 12

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  4. Sustainability

    12 publications · 462 citations

    11

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  5. Journal of Planning Education and Research

    JPER · 10 publications · 1.4K citations

    10

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See also

Smart Growth

Core Principles

Policy Instruments

Evaluation Metrics

Implementation Challenges

Related Models