We should be creating sustainable neighbourhoods : individually designed, affordable, low energy homes with low running costs, occupied by self-reliant people with a stake in their community.
A necessary feature of any properly sustainable approach to housing is that residents have an active role in the design and management of their homes and neighbourhoods.
What Does it Take to Create Sustainable Neighbourhoods? An interview with Jon https://www.houseplanninghelp.com/hph107-what-does-it-take-to-create-sustainable-neighbourhoods-with-jon-broome/