3. Urban Sprawl in North America Where will It End?

4. Essential Question How does urban sprawl affect people and the planet? Urban Core Rural Fringe Urban Fringe

5. Key Terms • Suburb: an area of housing built at the edge of a city. • What are Denver’s suburbs? • Metropolitan Area: a major city and it’s suburbs. • 8 out of 10 North Americans live in a metro area.

6. Urban sprawl: the rapid and often poorly planned spread of cities and suburbs.

7. What innovations allow for urban growth?

8. Stages of Urban Growth • Urban Core: Downtown • Oldest part • “walking city”

9. Urban Fringe: the ring of small towns and suburbs around a city. • Commuters • Leads to urban core decay.

10. Rural Fringe: the small towns, farms and open spaces just beyond the suburbs. • Eaten up by urban sprawl

11. Urban Growth Positives • Creates Needed Homes • Cheaper new houses • Economic boost • New Jobs, Purchases, and Taxes

12. Urban Growth Negatives • Damages the Environment • Habitat loss for plants and animals • Air pollution and traffic jams

13. Coyotes spotted in Littleton

15. Farmland loss • Only about a tenth of Earth’s land is suitable for farming.

16. Smart Growth Strategies • Infill: filling in empty or run down parts of a city with new development.

17. Mixed-use Development: combines housing and businesses in one area. • Encourages people to live, work, and shop in one neighborhood.

18. Urban Growth Boundaries: a legal border separating urban and rural land.

19. Assignment: Urban Sprawl in Your Area ELT: Analyze arrangements of settlements. Let’s consider urban sprawl in metro Denver, possible problems, and possible smart growth solutions.

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