[roncesvalles]

Cities tend to expand up. Almost all buildings in Mumbai that are under 5 stories are targeted for "redevelopment" i.e. a developer buying it out and building something taller in its place.

[navigate8310]

That is too costly for cities that have cheap and abandoned agricultural land waiting to be deforested and build upon.

[mulmen]

What does “deforested” mean? Isn’t agricultural land already deforested?

[nine_k]

The time / distance of commute is a natural limiting factor.