Overlapping and Sharing in Tight Cities

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Excerpt from Supertight, by Graham Crist and John Doyle, published by Actar Publishers.
https://lccn.loc.gov/2021948284

The overlapping of functions in physical space is critical to the tight use of cities and adaptations to density. Far from being functionally segregated or zoned, sharing space for multiple, simultaneous events produces both the pleasures and the efficiencies of tightness.