Diversity and intensification is an important element used to address the challenge on the lack of land resources and reducing costs of providing infrastructure services .
By developing mixed use nodes this in turn enhances economic growth , allowing for a city to function as a liveable area with access to job opportunities and a wide range of urban amenities .
The nodes are focal points of growth in the city and should be seen as such , support for these areas is vital and should be through an extension of development rights in terms of density and land uses and most importantly capital infrastructure investment .
Therefore , it is vitally important that we take cognizance of the importance of SDF in the developmental structure as it represents a key development policy that accelerates economic growth and reduces that added pressure of spatial imbalances .
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