Ways to Think About Sprawl–and to Critique It – City Club Missoula Presents: Developing Missoula, 1/11

I have a mental conception of what sprawl looks like: mostly air with vinyl exoskeleton and asphalt driveways–the ubiquitous ‘burbs. Professor Michael Lewyn listed some of its agents in his recent piece for Planetizen, "How to Teach About Sprawl (and Law)." He primarily focuses on the usual spatial suspects: wide (too wide) streets and lots for (too) big houses. In this picture sprawl is largely associated with the ‘burbs and big box stores, an "inefficient" use of land. Here I’ll go into what enables the spatial actants.

by Steven Snell

Full Story: http://www.planetizen.com/node/82951/ways-think-about-sprawl%E2%80%94and-critique-it

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