British limits on urban sprawl have led to the creation of ersatz villages.
The population of Venice and its accompanying urban sprawl on the mainland pour their sewage directly into the lagoon relying on twice-daily tides to flush this into the Adriatic.
And like many a fellow environmentalist, she is concerned that urban sprawl is now encroaching on surrounding conservation areas like Lake Mead, Spring Mountain and Red Rock Canyon.
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New construction, forced to the periphery by restrictions and the high costs of urban development, will promote sprawl and dependence on expensive transportation options.
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"It creates more density on the land you already own, which a lot of communities prefer to urban sprawl, " Bucksbaum says.
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But what chance does a mid-calorie soda stand in a battle against major historical forces like urban sprawl and white collar jobs taking over those in factories and on the farm?
The CPRE says anti-sprawl policies encourage urban regeneration, make public transport more viable and reduce people's reliance on their cars by siting homes closer to shops and services.
Diners sit on straw mats on the floor of the unfinished concrete building and look out over the hills and fields that disappear under the encroaching urban sprawl.
Often cited in discussions about urban sprawl, Atlanta has been bedeviled for years by a lack of consensus among city and regional leaders on the need to expand its transit system.
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By the 1950s and beyond, it became steadily clearer that the exercise of each person's freedom imposes costs on others through congestion, noise, pollution, ugliness and danger, as well as having indirect effects by encouraging urban sprawl.
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