Sprawl In The 1990s
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Urban Affairs Review
- Vol. 38 (3) , 325-355
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087402238805
Abstract
Although sprawl is a growing national debate, there have been few efforts to measure or monitor changes in degree of sprawl over time. By using a methodology that employs census data, this sprawl index allows computation of levels of sprawl and examination of temporal and geographic changes. The results show that sprawl has increased over the past decade in many metropolitan areas. There are important geographic variations in sprawl, implying that it is neither inevitable nor universal.Keywords
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