Urban sprawl is a problem in the United States. Explain what urban sprawl is and identify the major factors that have contributed to it.
What will be an ideal response?
Urban sprawl is "the growth of low-density development on the edges of cities and towns" that eliminates "surrounding agricultural and wild lands."
Urban sprawl is largely the product of ample affordable land, automobiles, federal and state funding of highways, and inadequate urban planning. Many people prefer living in suburbs and exurbs-housing developments scattered over vast areas that lie beyond suburbs and have no socioeconomic centers. Compared to central cities, these areas provide lower-density living and access to larger lot sizes and single-family homes. Often these areas also have newer public schools and lower crime rates.
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