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Floor Area Ratio Analysis

Floor area ratio (FAR), also called plot ratio or floor space index, is the ratio of a building's total floor area to the area of the lot it sits on, and it is the workhorse metric of zoning-based density control. A FAR of 2.0 means a building has twice as much floor space as its plot, achievable as a two-storey building covering the whole lot or a four-storey building covering half of it. Embedded in zoning codes since New York's 1916 ordinance and analysed in planning texts such as Ben-Joseph's study of urban codes, FAR analysis quantifies development intensity, sets buildable limits, and links regulation to the form and density of the built environment.

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  1. Ben-Joseph, E. (2005). The Code of the City: Standards and the Hidden Language of Place Making. MIT Press. ISBN: 9780262025744
  2. Cervero, R., & Kockelman, K. (1997). Travel demand and the 3Ds: density, diversity, and design. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2(3), 199–219. DOI: 10.1016/S1361-9209(97)00009-6

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ScholarGate. (2026, June 22). Floor Area Ratio Analysis (Plot Ratio as a Density and Zoning Metric). ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/pt/urban-studies/floor-area-ratio-analysis

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ScholarGateFloor Area Ratio Analysis (Floor Area Ratio Analysis (Plot Ratio as a Density and Zoning Metric)). Recuperado em 2026-06-24 de https://scholargate.app/pt/urban-studies/floor-area-ratio-analysis · Conjunto de dados: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20539026