Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that shows the growth in urban centers and avoids urban sprawl.
It also promotes transit-oriented and bicycle-oriented land use and this term is mostly used in North America, U.K, and describes the concept that shows governmental planning and it values the long ranges, regional considerations of sustainability over the short term focus.
<u>Other concepts include sustainable development, resource stewardship, sustainable transport, land preservation, and preservation development.</u>
