An additional 100 million Americans
must not be housed in urban sprawls
A report by James McElfish, produced for the US Environmental Law Institute*
24 March 2007: In just the next thirty-four years, the US Census Bureau says 300 million Americans would be joined by nearly another 100 million. Where will all these people live, work and play? Where will 40 million additional households be located? What sort of built environment will America produce, and what will be the results for the nation's and the environment's well-being? Most planners believe there will be more, much more urban sprawl. However, a report argues that's exactly what must not happen.

The United States' future urban land development should not reproduce the pattern of sprawl. This is the main conclusion of a paper by James McElfish of the US Environmental Law Institute. In the paper, McElfish lists ten adverse effects of sprawl that have become apparent over the past years. Similarly to the 2006-report of the......

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Title: Urban Sprawl
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