Research Paper On Urban Sprawl

In Iowa, you can walk, ride, drive or fly in any direction inside of the state and run into at least one corn or bean field. In California or New York, you’ll more likely find yourself in a jungle, a concrete jungle that is. The point is, states and nations like California and New York are the victim of a problem called Urban Sprawl. Urban sprawl is the expansion of modern buildings and technology. You may think that “expansion” doesn’t seem like a bad concept. However, more of something always comes at the expense of something else and with the urban sprawl, fields and prairies all over are being diminished and depleted. This is why the urban sprawl problem has to be contained, to preserve our natural ecosystems. First of all, urban sprawl is sprawling way faster than what is even reasonably necessary. In 1950, 70 million Americans lived in 13,000 sq. miles of urbanization. 40 years …show more content…
With the loss of agricultural land, food and resourceful productions (such as oil and ethanol) are being hurt and becoming less and less. Also, people living close to the land that is being used for urban development have an attachment to that land and when the land is destroyed, so are the memories and nostalgia connected to it. Urban sprawl is not only destroying the environment but the values of the nation's economy and the citizens who love the very land being ripped away, right before their eyes.
The urban sprawl problem has to be contained, to preserve our natural ecosystems. If urban sprawl continues to grow unabated, our quality of life could end up paying a lot more of a devastating tool than what is already being paid. Urban sprawl certainly wouldn’t be a terrible thing if it happened at a reasonable rate, but in order for the rapid growth of cities to become under control, this problem must become more realized and the consequences better understand to get this difficult issue