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Planners can help manage the growth of cities, applying tools like zoning and growth management to manage the uses of land.

Historically, many of the cities now thought the most beautiful are the result of dense, long lasting systems of prohibitions and guidance about building sizes, uses and features.

These allowed substantial freedoms, yet enforce styles, safety, and often materials in practical ways.

Many conventional planning techniques are being repackaged using the contemporary term smart growth.