Many experts also believe that weak planning laws and single-use zoning also contribute to urban sprawl.
In some there are signs of what might be called good architecture struggling to get out, but it's not enough to overcome weak planning.
It is far from obvious that moving towards a Greek-style planning system is the key to a stronger economy, or that Britain needs an Irish-style development boom based on a weak planning system.
The government, heavily influenced by food and drinks lobbyists, has rowed back on its promises by announcing what looks like a weak plan rather than the robust strategy it promised.
Professor Parveen Kumar, chair of the BMA's board of science, said the government had "rowed back on its promises by announcing what looks like a weak plan, rather than the robust strategy it promised".
While details are not available, it seems likely that regulators will have more teeth and be more independent of the industry than the weak plan embraced by a bill passed by the House of Representatives early this year.
Instead it has rowed back on its promises by announcing what looks like a weak plan rather than the robust strategy it promised," said Prof Parveen Kumar, the BMA board of science chair.
They remain concerned that taxes will have to rise to support a new government, that a separate Village of Montauk will get short shrift on town projects and services, and that business and development interests will persuade village officials to pass weak planning and zoning regulations.
We formally characterize different planning problems, where solutions have a chance of success ("weak planning"), are guaranteed to achieve the goal ("strong planning"), or achieve the goal with iterative trial-and-error strategies ("strong cyclic planning").
