The book reveals the features of creating compact urban planning structures based on the author's theory of urban compactness and the conditions for its implementation in accordance with the developed compactness theorems. The influence of theoretical provisions on urban planning practice is shown. The concept of topological classes of cities with their own limits for increasing compactness is introduced. The role of compact cities in the history of urban planning is shown. The book is intended for urban planners, architects, students of architectural universities and specialists involved in the development of cities and the development of their master plans.