Exploring the Urban Form and Compactness: A Case Study of Multan, Pakistan

Sustainable development has become an immense challenge, one further complicated by rapid population growth in developing countries. Therefore, analyzing the existing compactness of urban areas is essential for guiding future development. Most previous research on been conducted developed countries, whereas limited This study fills this gap and contributes to current body knowledge offering empirical evidence measurement based form using Multan city as its context. a metropolitan growing phase, so measuring promotion sustainable crucial. For study, various indicators are adopted from literature, such land cover changes, density, use, road network, congestion index, walkability shape performance order evaluate compactness. The above-mentioned were analyzed ArcMap ERDAS IMAGINE software. concludes that presently lies between dispersion. To achieve full compactness, highly dense vertical with better public transport network should be encouraged. In addition, prevailing building regulations revised increase floor area ratio, incentives devised developers promote infill Moreover, there emerging need formulate implement compact policies. By retaining character city, will promoted. Ultimately, would valuable resource planners, decision-makers, relevant authorities proposing policies can applied other cities similar demographic characteristics, population, area, geographical conditions, structure Multan.