Low-cost Cities

"Now, a group of Pakistani architects, town planners and economists based in Lahore, Karachi, London and Boston have come up with an innovative new concept for urban development, one that envisages not just the construction of affordable housing but the creation of entire low-cost cities.The concept is based on high-density, low-rise, low-tech development that integrates housing, employment and social infrastructure with a balanced mix of income and occupational groups. The concept includes a location strategy that results in affordable housing for all income levels, release of pressure on existing urban centres, injection of economic activity into rural areas, and sustainable 'green' urban communities."

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