The Compass for Inward Development as a Problem-Oriented Methodology for Densification in Small- and Medium-Sized Communes
The revised Swiss Spatial Planning Law, which came into effect in 2014, and the minimum strategy of «inward development before outward development» obligate municipalities to direct their spatial development toward existing, largely built-up spaces, and to coordinate building zone dimensioning across municipal boundaries. For many small- and medium-sized municipalities in Switzerland, this means changing thought patterns with regard to spatial planning practice.
Keywords: Inward Urban Development, Spatial Development, Spatial Planning, Densification