The Effects of Sprawl on Neighborhood Social Ties:An Explanatory Analysis
- 31 March 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the American Planning Association
- Vol. 67 (1) , 69-77
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01944360108976356
Abstract
The notion that sprawl, in the form of low-density, auto-dependent neighborhoods, is inimical to neighborhood social bonds is a recurrent theme in the planning literature. Although this seems like common sense, relatively little empirical evidence exists to support this notion. This article tests this thesis using data from a cross-sectional survey of adults in Atlanta, Boston, and Los Angeles and from the 1990 decennial census. Although residential density was found to be unrelated to the formation of neighborhood social ties, it was significantly and substantially related to the degree to which residents of a neighborhood relied on their automobiles.Keywords
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