BISC 3 Lecture 19: Chapter 15.2 Urbanization
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In most american cities, the bulk of new housing is in large developments that leapfrog out beyond the city edge in a search for inexpensive rural land with few restrictions on land use or building practices. Current focus of the conservation movement - sustainable development: vauban, germany, wasn"t a green eld project built on farmland outside. Instead, it was a former army base inside the city limits: it"s a clever recycling of formerly occupied space. There"s an opportunity some would say a necessity to rebuild and redesign many aging cities in. One option proposed by many urban planners is smart growth, which makes effective use of land resources and existing infrastructure by encouraging in- ll development that avoids costly duplication of services and inef cient land use. Solve problems with air, water, toxic waste, and noise pollution. Can development be sustainable: how we can continue improvements in human welfare within the limits of the.
