Question

why are cities and towns compelled to grow vertically rathrr than hotizontally

Answer 1

Answer:

Vertical city means the development in this type of cities are vertical. It mainly focuses on accomodating large population on a small piece of land. It is characterised by high rise buildings, compact development, higher physical densities like FSI,small open spaces, low ground coverage etc. For this type of city, it is easy to provide basic services. They consume less land for development.