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Urban Sprawl. PHS Geography Department – Enhanced Canadian. when a city’s population grows there are two ways that it can “expand” 1. with an increase in density , usually with taller buildings or by filling in vacant land - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Urban Sprawl
PHS Geography Department – Enhanced Canadian
when a city’s population grows there are two ways that it can “expand”1. with an increase in density, usually with taller buildings or by filling in vacant land2. outwards into the fringe area around the outside of the city, with lower densities
The rural-urban fringe.
since density is lower in the areas of urban sprawl, services are farther apart
increases the use of the car increases the impact on the environment leads to a loss of farmland taxes are high because it is expensive to
provide services (schools, water, sewers, etc.)
http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/envbio/humans/sprawl/chang/img/sprawl1.jpg
developers is the term we apply to people who build new residential, industrial, or commercial areas
often land developers buy the land many years in advance and let it sit idle
these people are called speculators buying and selling the land pushes up the
value of the land and encourages more farmers to sell their land
http://www.stockrealtyandauction.com/images/Dicke%20for%20sale%20sign.jpg
recently many new developments in suburban areas are being built like downtown neighbourhoods with higher densities
reduces sprawl and keeps taxes lower often called the new urbanism or smart
growth
http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/506/medium/Picture_005.jpg
http://www.tndpartners.com/newurbanism/archetype.jpg
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/univcourse/images/06_02_0001.jpg
Rural Areas: What smells? A rural area describes land used chiefly
for agriculture. The word “rural” may be used to describe the life-styles and economic activity of the people living in rural area
Characteristics of typical rural areas People in rural areas have job related to
agriculture Rural jobs include: supplying goods
(feed and seed) and services (tractor repair) crop farming and raising livestock
hamlets, villages etc are considered rural places
Houses: single family dwellings
Continued Space between buildings – homes far
apart Style of construction: brick or stone or
wood Settlement pattern – scattered or linear Development pattern – declining as
people are moving to larger cities looking for job