URBAN SPRAWL

NORMINA PANDITA JODELYN ALAMO

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What is Urban Sprawl?
Urban Sprawl is the rapid
expansion of the geographic
extent of cities and towns,
often characterized by
low- density residential
housing, single-use zoning and
increase reliance on the private
auto-mobile for transportation.
 Causes of Urban Sprawl

1. Lack of Urban Planning - People love to find areas that are less trafficked and
more calm, which leads them to sprawl out to other sections of the town.
Unprecedented development, cutting of trees, loss of green cover, long traffic jams,
poor infrastructure force people to move out to new areas.

2.Lack of proper Law that can regulate Urban planning- Since there is no
strong laws that govern the system of urbanization, it becomes a somewhat
wayward and uncontrolled process that deepens the problem of urban sprawl.
3. The Rise in population growth- another factor that contributes to Urban Sprawl,
as the number of people in a city grows beyond capacity, the local communities
continue to farther and farther from city centers.

Lower Land Rates – Lower cost land and houses in the outer suburbs of the
4.

cities, because the centers of urban development have really made people want to
stop settling in these areas and want to venture further out.

5 . Lower Tax Rates- cities will usually have high property taxes and you can
usually avoid these taxes by living in the outer suburbs because the taxes are
usually lower than they would be in other situations.
 The Rise in Standard of Living- There are also increases of standards living and
6.

average family incomes, which means that people have the ability to pay more to
travel and commute longer distances to work and back home.

7.Consumer Preferences- People in high income groups have stronger preferences

towards larger homes, more bedrooms, bigger balconies and bigger lawns. This also
causes urban sprawl as this option is not available in crowded cities. People
generally look out for low-density residential areas where they can get home
according to their preferences.
 COSTS OF URBAN SPRAWL

1. Low density land use and housing

2. Increased infrastructure costs
3. Automobile dependency
4. Increased pollution and reliance on
fossil fuel
5. Increase in public expenditure
6. Health issues
7. Loss of agricultural capacity and
wildlife habitat
8. Decrease of air and water quality
• Decrease in air and water supply, less groundwater, loss of farm and
wetlands
• Loss of farmland will cause massive economical issues in the
• future, as there wont be any land left for agriculture.
• Building and insurance companies are getting
more money, as people build more houses.
• More jobs are offered, as services are needed.
• More business are opened to supply needs.
• Government has to increase taxes as houses are far
apart, and roads have to be built, so more money is required.
• Less united community, as houses are far apart.
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