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Characteristics and Causes of Urban Sprawl by Brian Ngugi is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses sprawling development patterns in the United States. It defines sprawl as low-density, haphazard development spiraling outward from urban centers. The characteristics of sprawl include low-density housing, automobile dependency, growth outward from cities, leapfrog development, strip development, and blurred boundaries between urban and rural areas. Causes of sprawl include population growth, rising incomes, transportation infrastructure, race, and personal preferences for larger hom
- Author
- Brian Ngugi
- Language
- EN