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Highways and Urban Sprawl, 2002.
An overview of the effects of Eisenhower's federal auto highways program on urbanization in America after World War II.
1,459 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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This paper examines how the Eisenhower administration?s federal auto highways program had several major effects on the American population. It looks at how it allowed automobile commuting, which, when coupled with the federal housing administration?s low-interest home loans and fears resulting from the effects of desegregation, created "white flight" and led to the creation of America?s suburbs and a suburban/urban class dichotomy. It also shows how it created what could be considered an American mono-culture by radically reducing the barriers to interstate transportation and making society more mobile. It also did much to integrate and homogenize rural economies, creating new wealth around highway exits where highways crossed major roads.
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"The trend over the last 15 years has not only been to move to suburbs but to what are called ?exurbs? as well. Politicians at the local level realize that this is the way that people have grown comfortable living. It was predominantly the case that people would live in suburbs and commute to the city [in the 60?s and 70?s] but the appeal of lower taxes and land costs have been a big draw for business. The Gore campaign tried to excoriate developers prior to the 2000 election, but such initiatives only have appeal for a small audience. Cities like Portland, Oregon and Chattanooga, Tennessee feature managed growth attempts that cater to such an audience."
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Urban Sprawl, 2008.
This paper addresses the issue of urban sprawl in Toronto and Ontario.
1,116 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 27.95
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The paper discusses how the urban areas of Ontario and Toronto are experiencing urban sprawl. The paper describes the characteristics of urban sprawl and how it can be measured. The paper looks at urban sprawl's negative impacts on the environment, taxpayers and on the population's cultural and social life. The paper offers recommendations for future land-use development that will sustainably manage growth and discourage urban sprawl.
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Issue
Analysis
Recommendations
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"Urban sprawl is not easy to define. "To paraphrase the United States Supreme Court's long-ago ruling on pornography, most people can't define sprawl--but they know it when they see it" (Fulton et al, 2001). Urban sprawl is a phenomenon that occurs around metropolitan areas, usually represented by suburbs, and it involved the spread of cities and the urbanization or areas around it previously undeveloped, used for agriculture or green fields and forests.
"There are several characteristics of urban sprawl by which it can be recognized. First, the land-use is segregated and usually entails single use zoning. This means that residential, commercial and industrial areas are separated from one another. Often there are large undeveloped, empty areas between them. Because these areas are separated, traveling from one to the other can only be done with a car."
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The Land Use Trend of Urban Sprawl, 2008.
A media representation and scholarly analysis of the land use trend of urban sprawl in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada.
1,949 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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This paper examines a number of media discussions of urban sprawl in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada, in the context of scholarly analyses of this phenomenon. The paper argues that urban sprawl must be understood in terms of an economic geography analysis. It claims that this perspective would not only explain the factors contributing to this trend, but also explain its costs in environmental terms. The paper also discusses the implications for continuing change in land use and economic development in terms of Weberian locational principles. The paper contains appended original sources.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Media Representations of Urban Sprawl
Media in Context: The Scholarly Literature
Solutions
Conclusion
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"As we have seen, while the media representation of urban sprawl in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region have generally focused on environmental issues or associated political questions, there has been little attention paid to the broader economic forces that have shaped this land use trend. Through a review of scholarly literature combined with lecture material, it has been demonstrated how we must understand this phenomenon in terms of economic geography to appreciate its historical development as well as how the unchecked acceleration of this process risks increasing transportation costs and thereby - as Weberian locational behavior principles would suggest - undermining the economic future of the entire region. Thus, the necessity for government as a player in this process becomes clear, although the history of planning on this issue would suggest that viable solutions to the problem must incorporate a significant role for market forces as primary elements of change in the future of the region."
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Urban Sprawl, 2005.
Discusses the negative effects of urban sprawl on cities.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 21.95
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The American pattern of cities that spread further and further away from the center of the population -- urban sprawl -- can cause serious problems. This paper discusses some of the effects of urban sprawl such as the deterioration of the environment and the rise of poverty in the inner-city circle. The paper shows Washington D.C. as an example of urban sprawl.
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"One result of urban-to-suburban population shift is that city populations have shrunk by more than 40%. In addition, those populations are over-represented by people who are poor, elderly, or criminal. These city populations tend to place strain on public services such as schools and hospitals even as the city's tax base shrinks from loss of both citizens and businesses."
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Urban Sprawl in the 21st Century, 2005.
A review of the late 20th century phenomenon, the 'Urban Sprawl'.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, £ 37.95
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This paper discusses what is known as the 'urban sprawl'. According to this paper, the urban sprawl is the shifting trend of young adults that were raised in the suburbs by parents who left the city for a more suburban lifestyle, returning to the city to make their home.
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"In the latter half of the 20th century the phenomenon of urban sprawl came to define the urban and suburban landscapes of North America. However, towards the end of the 1990s and in the early 21st century geographers began to take note of shifting trends regarding urban sprawl as formerly suburbanized populations, such as the children of the "baby boom" generation, began returning to the cities."
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Urban Sprawl, 2006.
An argumentative essay which shows that urban sprawl is both undesirable and unnecessary.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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Is urban sprawl desirable? For many people the answer is yes. They desire to live near a major city without living in the city. They wish to enjoy the benefits of the arts, sports, and other inner city activities. However, this paper argues that as our cities stretch further into the countryside, valuable natural resources are disappearing. It can even be argued the eastern seaboard from Boston to Washington D.C. is just one large city. The paper shows that there are numerous problems with urban sprawl, including clean water, clean air, housing, overcrowded schools and traffic. As the cities expand, the problems of the inner cities reach into suburbia, such as crime, drugs and gangs. The paper concludes that it is more desirable to live in a friendly small town community with small schools and less traffic than it is to live in a large urban area with all the pitfalls that come with it.
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"There are many solutions to the problem of urban sprawl. Politicians and local governments can pass laws requiring houses be set a certain distance apart, and preventing strip malls from cropping up every half mile. Land use laws, requiring developers to put aside a certain amount of land for public parks and recreation can also help. This is a large country. We have plenty of open space and land. There is reason we need to live on top of each other over taxing the land, and causing massive pollution problems."
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Urban Sprawl in Las Vegas, 2005.
This paper provides an analysis of the impact of an urban sprawl in Las Vegas.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, £ 50.95
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This eight page paper examines urban sprawl in Las Vegas. The author notes that in writing about urban sprawl in Las Vegas and analyzing its impact on the city future growth it is evident that environmental and city planning issues must be examined, for successful future growth depends upon better solutions to the problems Las Vegas is currently experiencing. The writer further points out that unfortunately the present expansion of the city has been driven by too much of a focus on short term goals, many of which are incompatible with one another.
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"In writing about urban sprawl in Las Vegas and analyzing its impact on the city's future growth, it is evident that environmental and city planning issues must be examined, for successful future growth depends upon better solutions to the problems Las Vegas is currently experiencing. Unfortunately, the present expansion of the city has been driven by too much of a focus on short-term goals, many of which are incompatible with one another. This has led to urban sprawl, unnecessary traffic congestion, and a host of other problems. Analyzing these issues indicates that the solution to urban sprawl in Las Vegas is to develop the central city first and revitalize the city from within."
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Urban Sprawl, 2005.
This paper discusses urban sprawl in Montreal.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, £ 37.95
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This paper analyzes an article about the issue of urban sprawl in Montreal. The author points out that urban sprawl is a continuing problem, which has devitalizing the city center of Montreal. The paper relates that this is the result of several factors, but the article alleges that the most relevant factor is the fact that the regional government does not really have a voice in this issue.
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"The Canadian city is changing, mostly as a result of urban sprawl, and not enough is being done to stem the flow of this change or to direct it in more desirable directions. This is the emphasis of the article which forms Chapter 14 of the text The Changing Canadian Metropolis (Volume 2), edited by F. Frisken. The chapter, entitled "Urban Sprawl in the Montreal Area - Policies and Trends" by Charbonneau, Hamel and Barcelo of the University of Montreal, gives us a comprehensive picture of what is going on in Montreal in recent times with regard to its city planning - or, more relevantly, the lack of urban planning."
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Urban Sprawl and the Oak Ridges Moraine, 2005.
A discussion on urban sprawl in the greater Toronto area.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, £ 37.95
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This third year environmental planning course assignment discusses urban sprawl in the greater Toronto area. The paper examines urban sprawl, the Oak Ridges moraine, planning problems and planning solutions. The paper further examines the implementation of the greenbelt plan.
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"There are many environmental, social and political issues that can be solved through effective planning. However, some environmental, urban and political problems have been caused by a lack of planning. One of the most potentially disastrous environmental, urban and political issues is urban sprawl. According to William Norton in Human Geography, The term urban sprawl is often used to describe the deconcentration that involves low-density expansion of urban land uses into surrounding rural areas (Norton 418). This rather clinical definition is misleading because it treats urban sprawl as if it is not problematic."
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Urban Sprawl In Florida, 2002.
A study of the urban sprawl seen in the state of Florida.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 12 sources, £ 57.95
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This paper describes the urban sprawl and the statistics related to it contending some recommendations from the public administrators viewpoint.
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Urban Sprawl, 2004.
Discusses the ecological problem of urban sprawl in the United States.
2,548 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 55.95
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This paper begins by explaining the problem of urban sprawl and defines this phenomenon. It discusses the disadvantages of this occurrence and what damage it may cause, both socially and environmentally. The writer finally examines methods that could be used to reduce the phenomenon and return to more modest building methods.
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"The constantly exploding city is a phenomenon unique to the last century. In a strange and almost illogical fashion, Americans currently ?consume land at over twice the rate of net population growth? (Rusk, 36), building new housing developments and homes on the urban fringe outside megalopolises every day while old housing facilities in the core city are increasingly left empty and abandoned. By piecemeal most of the major cities in America are becoming hollow, their residents and even businesses emptying out into the surrounding countryside. This phenomenon is known as urban sprawl, and has been the subject of much conjecture and debate within the last several decades. Urban sprawl is considered by many people as a serious environmental and social threat, and considered at least problematic by most social critics. While unlimited urban expansion has some defenders, even those supporting the right of the populace to sprawl as they please tend to recognize that something needs to be done to mitigate the associated harms. Among the best recommendations to cure the ills of sprawl are the limited use of urban growth boundaries, the elimination of pro-sprawl governmental practices such as certain zoning requirements and funding practices, and the creation of regional rather than municipal tax-bases for necessary services."
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Urban Sprawl, 2006.
A look at the negative effect that urban sprawl has had on the environment and on people.
818 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper begins with a historical review of how planet earth has been altered by the expansion of the human race, and the carelessness of that expansion. The paper then looks at the consequences of expansion by examining the specific problems associated with urban sprawl.
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"Before humans began to build houses, roads, villages and cities, and in fact before there very few humans at all, trees covered "two-fifths (40%) of the land" on the planet (Victor, et al, 2000). That was eight thousand years ago. Humans have grown by great numbers since then however, and have cut forests in massive quantities for warmth, cooking food, growing crops, building ships and frame houses, and producing paper. Of the original forestland, axes, fires and saws have whittled away half, and "some analysts warn that within decades, the remaining natural forests will disappear altogether.""
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Urban Sprawl, 2002.
Explores the development of urban sprawl and its political and social ramifications.
757 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper presents an examination of urban sprawl and how it impacts society from both a political and a social standpoint. The writer explores the issues and discusses how the problems can be avoided.
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"There are many benefits to urban development and urban sprawl. The development of communities outside of metropolitan areas, has helped to alleviate pollution in cities, traffic and overcrowding(Warning, 1992). The communities themselves are enjoying a close knit society complete with soccer fields and practices, scenic parks and excellent school systems. The growth that has exploded through urban sprawl has brought about political and social issues."
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Urban Sprawl, 2005.
Report on Thomas L. Daniel's book about urban sprawl in America, "When City and Country Collide: Managing Growth in the Metropolitan Fringe".
1,445 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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This paper outlines the key themes and findings within Daniel's book and discusses the relationship between Daniel's book and "Managing Urban America" by David R. Morgan and Robert E. England. The paper also highlights the strengths and weakness of the book and concludes with an overall positive review.
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"In When City and Country Collide: Managing Growth in the Metropolitan Fringe, Thomas L. Daniels describes the recent emergence of the rural-urban fringe in a diversity of cities across the United States. Throughout the book, Daniels develops his thesis that the urban fringe has expanded in recent years as residential and commercial development in cities has boomed, and that growth management must be used in order to contain the growth of the urban-rural fringe. Simply put, the urban fringe is that land that is at the border or the urban and rural landscape, taking the place of what was once the suburbs. Pressures from urban development have pushed away traditionally rural industries like mining, agriculture and forestry. The result is the rural-urban fringe, land that sits in the middle between urban development and the rural countryside."
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