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GATE 2023 AR — Planning – Question 41

Urban Land Use and Transportation · Land Use-Transport-Urban form interaction · 2 marks · Multiple select

Which statements about land use and transport are correct?

  1. Growth in private-car use can encourage urban sprawl.
  2. Compact development necessarily produces higher carbon emissions.
  3. Land use and transport are interdependent.
  4. Adding a transport mode cannot change accessibility.

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Correct answer: (A) Growth in private-car use can encourage urban sprawl.; (C) Land use and transport are interdependent.

Explanation

Car access can enable dispersed development (A), and land-use activities and transport accessibility influence one another (C). Compact patterns can reduce travel needs rather than necessarily increasing emissions. A new mode can alter reachable destinations and travel costs. Select A, C.

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