in the urban core and surrounding districts a balance must be stmck between efficient land use through mixeduse development of housing public and commercial facilities and compact development that respects factors such as building winds a right to sunlight and residents health in peripheral areas better access to urban cores and lowdensity development can be achieved through publictransit system and pedestrianfriendly urban design ministry of land transport and maritime affairs ministry of land transport and maritime affairs gyeonggido korea