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Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a multifaceted (and often poorly defined) concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density, auto-dependent development on rural land, with associated design features that encourage car dependency.[1] As a result, some critics argue that sprawl has certain disadvantages, including: Long transport distances to work High car dependence Inadequate facilities eg: health, cultural, recreational, entertainment. etc. Higher per-person infrastructure costs.
What is Urban Sprawl? "Sprawl" is the increased use of urbanized land by fewer people than in the past. Traditional cities were compact and efficient, but over the past 30-50 years, the density of land used per person has declined drastically. Although the U.S. population grew by 17 percent from 1982 to 1997, urbanized land increased by 47 percent during the same 15 year period. The developed acreage per person has nearly doubled in the past 20 years, and housing lots larger than 10 acres have accounted for 55 percent of land developed since 1994, according to the American Farmland Trust.
things from urban sprawl guide lack of choice in homes farm land and open space lack of choice in way to travel few densities in comparison with older cantor
