Sentences with phrase «significant urban settlement»

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Since they are under significant settlement pressure, urban centres and conurbations enforce stricter planning measures than small and peripheral municipalities, for example, limiting low - density areas (estates with detached houses) or coordinating zoning with public transport provision.

Dense urban human settlement — the cities of the world and the buildings and infrastructure that comprise them — account for a significant percentage of human energy use, mostly for heating and cooling.