Photo of Copenhagen, an example of a city with an efficient "urban form" (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

Photo of Copenhagen, an example of a city with an efficient "urban form"

Caption

Cities that densely pack uniformly shorter buildings—as seen here in Copenhagen, Denmark—can minimize the amount of building material they use to accommodate the most square footage per person.

Credit

Kristoffer Trolle (kristoffertrolle.com)

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