Is Densification Synonymous with Urban Intensity?

According to Jacques Lévy, good urbanism is measured on the basis of density and diversity. Urban intensification implies an increase in human activities in a given space; its advantages are above all linked to the proximity principle, but are only effective if urban intensification is integrated into a comprehensive approach that impacts on the various (economic, environmental and social) sectors of the city at the relevant levels. However, intensity cannot be ordered; it exists where people...