Arguments for the compact city:
1. Higher level of control over urban processes, reuse of previously developed facilities and derelict land, bigger urban vitality, rational city form and preserved outskirts of the towns.
2. Effectiveness of public transport and decreased fuel consumption, lower pollution per person. 3. Possibility of mixed use development due to higher population density.
4. Savings of energy in heating and other facilities as the result of dense urban fabric.
5. Possibility of social mix when different tenure and comfort level tenements are close together.