Sprawling development still dominates Beijing's fringe.
Sprawling development may also have economic consequences, for instance for social mobility.
The first is that years of intensive highway construction has resulted in a distinctively American pattern of sprawling development.
From years of research, we know that compact development that is dense, diverse, well-designed, etc. produces fewer vehicle miles traveled (VMT) than sprawling development.
In Saudi Arabia, an array of diverse strategies has been enacted in response to the adverse effects of sprawling development patterns.
Or the fact that thousands of acres of United States farmland — and deer habitat — are lost to sprawling development every day.
Population growth in central Florida has increased sinkhole activity, by lowering groundwater levels, and sprawling development has placed more people and property at risk.
Even for cities already locked into sprawling development, transport connectivity can be significantly improved through options like bus rapid transit (BRT) systems.
While agreeing on the scope of the problem of sprawling development, representatives of the building industry disagree that the solution is more federal money for preserving farmland.
The 17-year locust will not be seen again until 2018, but with the onslaught of sprawling development, its habitat is disappearing, zoologists say.
This ideal solution would be voluntary for towns, while linking the problem of sprawling development to one solution that works: preservation of green, open spaces.
