Once there were greenfields

Article Abstract:

The 39 largest metropolitan areas in the US expanded in population by an average of 44% in the period 1960 to 1990. More than half of all Americans now live in these areas. People are increasingly moving to the fringes of metropolitan regions, and around two-thirds of all US office space is now situated in the offices and shopping areas found along freeways on the suburban edges of metropolitan areas. Urban sprawl has significantly changed the quality of life in the US, as well as the economy, the environment and the social structure. It is important to realize that sprawl is not necessary in order to guarantee a future with personal comfort and a good standard of living.

Urban ecology

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Atlanta megasprawl

Article Abstract:

There has been constant growth in metropolitan Atlanta, GA, since the 1900s. In the 1990s, an average of 69,100 people moved into the metropolitan area each year, from 61,800 in the 1980s. A large part of the growth of the 1990s has been characterized by sprawl and economic disinvestment from the city centre. Urban sprawl is attracting wealthier residents into the suburbs, thus eroding Atlanta's tax base and reducing the funds available for repairing, replacing or modernizing the city's infrastructure. Some community action is being undertaken to attempt to combat the problems caused by urban sprawl.

Environmental aspects, Atlanta, Georgia

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Paradise Lost

Article Abstract:

An unmanaged mixture of local, state and federal policies is creating significant problems in the US, including increased air and water pollution and destruction of the habitat for wildlife. Counties, municipalities and states are competing for funding obtained from taxes as developers continue to encroach upon the countryside and derive maximum profit from the land. Some states are implementing legislation to restrict urban sprawl, while others are making it the responsibility of local planners at the county level to determine how growth will proceed.

Editorial, Management, Urban land use

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