There is a tendency to build new real estate and buy new homes on the outskirts of bigger towns, because land is cheaper there and there is more space to build private homes, so real estate developers grab a big plot and divide it into annoyingly small pieces and then put cookie cutter houses next to each other – but there is no school, no shop, no public transport, etc, it is basically a bed you commute to with a car.
There are different ways to tackle this problem and improve the life quality of everyone. What has been done in your country?