Editing Built environment (section)

== Features ==
There are multiple different components that make up the built environment. Below are some prominent examples of what makes up the urban fabric:

=== Buildings ===
Buildings are used for a multitude of purposes: residential, commercial, community, institutional, and governmental. Building interiors are often designed to mediate external factors and provide space to conduct activities, whether that is to sleep, eat, work, etc.<ref name=":9">{{Cite book |last=McClure, Bartuska |first=Wendy, Tom |title=The Built Environment: A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |year=2007 |edition=2md |location=Canada and Hoboken, New Jersey}}</ref> The structure of the building helps define the space around it, giving form to how individuals move through the space around the building.

=== Public infrastructure ===
[[Public infrastructure]] covers a variety of things like roads, highways, pedestrian circulation, public transportation, and parks.

Roads and highways are an important feature of the built environment that enable vehicles to access a wide range of urban and non urban spaces. They are often compared to the arteries and veins of a [[cardiovascular system]] insofar as they circulate people and materials throughout a city similar to how arteries and veins circulate molecules like oxygen, glucose, and hormones between the heart and the cells, which is required for cell survival and optimal functioning.  .<ref name="Samaniego 2008 21–39">{{Cite journal |last1=Samaniego |first1=Horacio |last2=Moses |first2=Melanie E. |date=2008 |title=Cities as organisms: Allometric scaling of urban road networks |journal=Journal of Transport and Land Use |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=21–39 |doi=10.5198/jtlu.v1i1.29 |issn=1938-7849 |jstor=26201607|doi-access=free |hdl=11299/170551 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> Pedestrian circulation is vital for the walkability of a city and general access on a human scale. The quality of sidewalks and walkways have an impact on safety and accessibility for those using these spaces. [[Public transportation]] is essential in urban areas, particularly in cities and areas that have a diverse population and income range.

=== Agriculture ===
[[Agricultural production]] accounts for roughly 52% of U.S. land use.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USDA ERS - Land Use, Land Value & Tenure |url=https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/land-use-land-value-tenure/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.ers.usda.gov}}</ref> Not only does population growth cause an expansion of cities, it also necessitates more agriculture to accommodate the demand for food for an expanding population.