"The term "urban sprawl" has a bad ring to it.  My study of metropolitan growth indicates that three kinds of development are typical of what we call urban sprawl.  They include: leapfrog development, strip or ribbon development, and low-density, single dimension development.  Let's look at each type in turn."  - Randall G. Holcombe.  Read more...

My study of metropolitan growth indicates that three kinds of development are typical of what we call "urban sprawl." They include: leapfrog development, strip or ribbon development, and low-density, single-dimensional development. Let us look at each type in turn. - See more at: http://perc.org/articles/urban-sprawl-pro-and-con#sthash.nkUwMdjo.dpuf
The name reinforces the view that metropolitan growth is ugly, inefficient, and the cause of traffic congestion and environmental harm. Before we decide we are against urban sprawl, however, we should be clear about what it is and why we do not like it. Once we look at its specific characteristics, we can recognize their causes and what, if anything, to do about them. - See more at: http://perc.org/articles/urban-sprawl-pro-and-con#sthash.nkUwMdjo.dpuf
The name reinforces the view that metropolitan growth is ugly, inefficient, and the cause of traffic congestion and environmental harm. Before we decide we are against urban sprawl, however, we should be clear about what it is and why we do not like it. Once we look at its specific characteristics, we can recognize their causes and what, if anything, to do about them. - See more at: http://perc.org/articles/urban-sprawl-pro-and-con#sthash.nkUwMdjo.dpuf
The name reinforces the view that metropolitan growth is ugly, inefficient, and the cause of traffic congestion and environmental harm. Before we decide we are against urban sprawl, however, we should be clear about what it is and why we do not like it. Once we look at its specific characteristics, we can recognize their causes and what, if anything, to do about them. - See more at: http://perc.org/articles/urban-sprawl-pro-and-con#sthash.nkUwMdjo.dpuf

 

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Urban Sprawl: Pro and Con

In Defense of Urban Sprawl

- See more at: http://perc.org/articles/urban-sprawl-pro-and-con#sthash.nkUwMdjo.dpuf

 

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Urban Sprawl: Pro and Con

In Defense of Urban Sprawl

- See more at: http://perc.org/articles/urban-sprawl-pro-and-con#sthash.nkUwMdjo.dpuf