GGRA03H3 Final: Urban Sprawl, Smart Growth, Path Dependence GGRA03 Lecture 11 + Potential Exam Questions
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Urban sprawl, smart growth, path dependence ggra03 lecture 11 november 23. Sprawl huge debate in toronto region (examples?) What have been the results from policies so far and what can be do better? (differing opinions about what is a good city/living environment) A form of urbanization distinguished by leapfrog of development, commercial strips, low density, separated land uses, automobile dominance, and a minimum of public open space . Leapfrog new urban development that is jumping over undeveloped land (doesn"t apply in. Low density live in areas in which you need to drive to go shop or go to school (country side) middle of green fields. Automobile dependent development use car for everything therefore very energy intensive and contributes to global warming, increasing gas prices *congestion! Ever increasing number of t rips therefore impossible to build enough road space. Rapid car ownership (e. g. more cars than people on the roads in us)
