Cities need clear limits and targets on urban sprawl to understand whether planning tools like greenbelts and denser ...

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Researchers argue that greenbelts almost always work in curbing sprawl, particularly in larger cities. It looks at 60 cities in Europe, half of them with a greenbelt, half without, and uses ...

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This chart shows the seven applications filed in 2023 seeking to build outside Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary, plus Limonar, a residential complex that entered the approval pipeline in ...

California-style urban sprawl is coming for the Flathead Valley. Kalispell, Whitefish and Columbia Falls look hardly anything like Los Angeles from the surface right now, but their zoning maps look ...

Urban sprawl is not just unsightly. It could also be impeding intergenerational mobility for low-income residents and reinforcing racial inequality, according to a series of recent studies led by a ...

Legislation to open thousands of acres in Clark County for development while conserving environmentally sensitive lands cleared a crucial hurdle in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, prompting mixed reactions ...

The map purports to show the extent of urban sprawl in the United States. In fact, it exaggerates the extent of U.S. urban development by nearly 10 times. Take, for example, Vermont, nearly one-third ...

HENDERSONVILLE - Consultants for Hendersonville’s Gen H Comprehensive Plan gave a final overview of the document to City Council July 17, then ceded the floor to eight residents who spoke during a ...