URBAN SPRAWLS

Urban sprawls

URBAN SPRAWLS

Introduction

Urbanization mentions to migration of community from country districts to villages and cities. Man has habitually shifted to new locations in seek of better pastures. Hence, migration is not a new phenomenon. However, latest investigations have shown a vertical increase in urbanization in the late 19th and early 20th century. As the towns and villages reap most of the advantages of innovations in the areas of research and expertise, urbanization still extends to take location in them. As a outcome of this, the towns and its suburbs spill over to the country localities along their boundaries, and this disperse is termed as urban sprawl. (Gordon and Richardson, 1997)

Thesis statement

“Urban sprawls plays a positive role in bringing social development to a city”

Analysis

The most basic definition of sprawl is low-density development. Density refers to the number of buildings or persons per amount of urban land. Manhattan and Tokyo are densely settled; Phoenix, less so. Since each Phoenix resident takes up more space than each of Manhattan's, we can say that Phoenix sprawls more than Manhattan.

A second definition, or dimension, of sprawl is scattered development (also known as leapfrog development). Urban land sometimes develops contiguously, with each new increment of growth adjacent to an already developed area. At other times, land develops in patches, jumping over areas that remain undeveloped for long periods or even indefinitely, even though it might make sense for development to be more continuous. A third dimension of sprawl is endless development—when urban land stretches for miles without any break at all. A fourth and related dimension of sprawl is strip or ribbon development along busy streets, especially large stores with a jumble of signs and huge parking lots. (Gillham, 2002)

A fifth dimension of urban sprawl is single-use development. Large residential developments are often separated ...