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The term "urban sprawl" is used to describe uncontrolled expansion of urban areas. The most notable attempt to combat this problem is known as "smart growth", or planned developments both economic and community-based.
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What is an example of a negative impact of urban sprawl in the US?
increase global warming
How does urban sprawl increase carbon dioxide emissions?
Urban sprawl creates and increases carbon dioxide emissions via more vehicles on the roads. More people means more transportation needed. More vehicles on the road creates more carbon dioxide emissions.
What happens when metropolitan areas spread further and further out?
Rural lands are gobbled up by housing developments. The developments that are low density are Urban Sprawl.
What is urban climate?
The climate that is in the urban city/cities usually warm in summer, cold in the winter, and cool in spring and fall. Semptember being the hurricane season as well.
How land use may change as technology changes?
After the automobile was invented, houses, schools, and other buildings could be built further from the c itiy centre. Roads would have to be built for cars to get to their d estinations and parking lots for the car to s top, etc. Urban sprawl also resulted from the invention of the automobiles.
What Internet search terms would return results for the phrase urban sprawl but not Keith Urban?
+"urban sprawl" -"Keith Urban"
What are some of the of the effects of urban sprawl?
One of the major negative effects of urban sprawl is that it does not account for future developments should there need to be any. Urban sprawl usually has poor planning when it comes to buildings and infrastructure.
What are some of the effects of Urban Sprawl?
One of the major negative effects of urban sprawl is that it does not account for future developments should there need to be any. Urban sprawl usually has poor planning when it comes to buildings and infrastructure.
What are some of the negatives effects of urban sprawl?
One of the major negative effects of urban sprawl is that it does not account for future developments should there need to be any. Urban sprawl usually has poor planning when it comes to buildings and infrastructure.
How does smart growth try to reduce the impact of urban sprawl?
explain how does smart growth try to reduce the impact of urban sprawl
WhatThe graph shows one consequence of urban sprawl. How did urban sprawl contribute to the change in biodiversity?
It reduced wildlife habitat and biodiversity.
Can we say 'the urban sprawling of large cities'?
We call it "urban sprawl."
What is good about urban sprawl?
it organizes things
What is the expansion of a city into the countryside?
Urban sprawl
What are Pros and cons for urban sprawl?
pollition
What does contribute tocommercial logging need for new farmland urban sprawl?
It is contribute totocommercial logging need for new farmland urban sprawl? deforestation
What is urban sprawl and what are the problems that it causes?
urban sprawl is the unplanned, uncontrolled spreading of urban development into areas adjoining the edge of the city. problems: 1. sprawl invades the countryside and leads to the cutting of hedges, and a reduction in wild life. 2.sprawl leads to long daily commuter journeys to the CBD. 3.sprawl causes the spread of the concrete jungle over a large area.
