Make clear the significance of your lens focus in relation to the broader context/issue.

Many problems like sanitation and safety can all be traced down to how land is used within a city. By exploring innovative and traditional ways to utilize land, a city can better its environmental sustainability and the communities within it

Densely populated cities in the past have two sides to them. They may promise greater economic output, at the expense of greater emissions and disease. Source 2 goes over Kolkata, India's compact city model and concludes that in its case, the model leads to worse living conditions. However, it mentions that with proper implementation, it could work well.

Kowloon City goes to another extreme in sources 5,6. The city grows like a living organism and expands without bounds.

There can be many ways to approach these densely populated cities, but further research will be needed to determine a proper solution in land use

increase in internet use also reduces the demand for transportation

environmental, future, cultural and social

These sources demonstrate and agree in unison that there are many ways to promote environmental sustainability by showing various methods of land use. Though they may not be perfect, they are a step in the right direction

Both sources 1 and 9 bring up the idea of compacting a lot of function within a space

densely populated spaces have two sides to the coin, they often better support human connections at the certain costs of other things which will be analyzed later. If the human connection is not emphasized though, it can lead to a sense of isolation among a crowd.

decrease in horizontal travel cost leads to horizontal expansion

laws and land designation affect city development in general

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though density in cities may lead to better social connections, it can lead to greater health concerns. Also, the way a city expands can give insight to its economy and help better inform planners on what to do in order to help its environmental sustainability for the future

Methods of land use can have environmental benefits, but they can have benefits in concepts that are not as easily measured such as community connection.

the cleanliness exhibited in Tokyo's neighborhoods is hard to implement worldwide. If not done properly, the ultra high density can lead to the spread of diseases and the continuation of poor sanitation

2.  Circle back to how the three themes connect with each other AND how these themes shed light on your lens-focused question.

3.  Based on these implications, suggest how to proceed with investigating different solutions.

City density could be a problem, or could be seen as a solution depending on how we as a society tackle it. When land is utilized well, it can lead to environmental sustainability and greater community cohesiveness, however when a city is too dense and not properly managed, it can lead to disease and social isolation

Kowloon city represents the most innovative approach to city expansion, but it is without its faults