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- Oak Trees Crowded Out by Suburban Sprawl
- GAINESVILLE, Florida ENS — --> The majestic live oak is dying off in the face of suburban sprawl and the encroachment of taller trees, forest researchers said last week. The iconic tree thrives in open savannas, but such landscapes are on the decline, according to the study by University of...
- Research articles 2006-10-02
- Article failed to get 'land rush' facts
- On Aug. 16, 2006, the Boston Globe ran an editorial titled "A Ruinous Land Rush." I am surprised that the Globe would write such a slanted article from information supplied by extreme environmental groups without first getting some factual information about Washington County. Our county is 1,550,000 acres...
- Research articles 2006-08-25
- Sprawl creators.(HOUSE BLEND: TRENDS, TIPS, COOL STUFF)(Brief article)
- A University of Maryland study casts doubt on local laws requiring developers to demonstrate there is enough infrastructure in place before a project can be built. The study, conducted by the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, was sponsored by two home building groups....
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- Encroachment: where national security, land use, and the environment collide
- Introduction Sprawl is a phenomenon with wide-ranging implications for urban and suburban populations. One of the many definitions for sprawl includes "low-density development on the edges of cities and towns that is poorly planned, land-consumptive, automobile-dependent [and] designed without regard to its surroundings." (1) Development away from the city...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- Sprawl Doesn't Cause Obesity, Study Shows.
- Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Feb. 15 AScribe Newswire -- Obesity is not directly associated with urban sprawl, according to a Chicago-area study presented by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers to the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council. ...
- Research articles 2006-02-15
- Climate surprise over storms.
- Byline: Richard Macey Oct 23, 2005 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Five per cent of the storms that affect Sydney are the result of urban sprawl. This ...
- Research articles 2005-10-23
- Denver meeting "kicks off" AAG's second century.(Association of American Geographers, United Nations Foundation)(Barry Lopez, Timothy Wirth, Chip Groat)(Brief Article)
- Barry Lopez, National Book Award winning author of Arctic Dreams; Timothy Wirth, current president of the United Nations Foundation; and Chip Groat, director of the U.S. Geological Survey, will address the more than 5,000 attendees expected at the 2005 Association of American Geographers AAG Annual Meeting...
- Research articles 2005-03-01
- Book Offers Policy Choices to Curb Urban Sprawl.
- Byline: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa, Sept. 2 AScribe Newswire -- When it comes to preserving small towns and containing urban sprawl, policy planners can learn from Florida's experience, says an Iowa State University professor. "Florida has been in the forefront...
- Research articles 2003-09-02
- New Study Shows City Dwellers in Better Shape Than Suburban Residents.
- By Katie Thomas, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 29--A half century ago, millions of people fled their cramped city tenements to stretch their legs in the fresh suburban air. Now, a new study has found those wide, sprawling...
- Research articles 2003-08-29
- Painting the town; Financing urban renewal.(A face-lift for Athens)(Brief Article)
- Any colour but dirty-grey ANCIENT Greek sculpture continues to delight the eye despite the loss of the odd limb and most of the paint. The same cannot be said of the urban sprawl of modern Athens, which is a dirty uniform grey. The mayor-elect,...
- Research articles 2002-11-09
- Growing up, growing out: some rust belt cities sprawl without population growth - Currents - Statistical Data Included
- Taking a tour of historic sites in the old city of Baltimore can be a rewarding experience--until you turn a corner in the central business district and find ... devastation. What was described in the guidebooks as a block of pubs with architecture reminiscent of London is now mostly rubble...
- Research articles 2002-05-01
- Development Projects in Berkeley, Calif., Gain Support, Opposition.
- By Greg Cannon, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 5--BERKELEY, Calif.--Patrick Kennedy builds the centrally located, mixed-use, mixed-income developments close to mass transit that urban planners often prescribe as the solution to suburban sprawl and freeway gridlock. ...
- Research articles 2002-02-05
- Good marks for Great Lakes - Clippings - environmental health - Brief Article
- A joint U.S.-Canadian survey finds the five Great Lakes remain among the world's best sources of water, despite encrouching sprawl, Reuters reports. The Great Lakes Basin holds 20 percent of the world's fresh water. The 82-page report by Environment Canada and the Environmental Protection Agency cited improvements in pollutants clean-up...
- Research articles 2002-01-01
- Two towns voice concerns over freeway Proposed highway would destroy rural feel of western Kane county, some argue.(News)
- Byline: Christopher Petersen Daily Herald Correspondent Two community leaders in western Kane County are concerned about U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's idea for an expressway in the area and want to make sure it does not spur more suburban sprawl. The Illinois...
- Research articles 2001-12-01
- San Antonio Sprawl is Less than Texas Rivals.
- By Sherry Sylvester, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 12--San Antonio is adding new development at about the same rate as Houston, but a new study to be released today shows the Alamo City's population density is higher in Texas' largest urban...
- Research articles 2001-07-12
- Our Ears Are Burning - celebrities - Brief Article
- "Like Survivor, body piercing, and casual Fridays, environmental consciousness is suddenly in. As the debate over a FedEx hub rages on, terms such as `wetlands,' `ozone pollution,' and `urban sprawl' have become fightin' words. The suburbs have gone Sierra Club." --Allen H.Johnson, editirial page editor of the Greensboro (N.C.)...
- Research articles 2001-07-01
- Study Indicates Land Use, Population Increase Cause Sprawl in Tampa, Fla.
- By Brad Smith, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 23--TAMPA, Fla.--What's driving sprawl: land use choices or booming population? Both, argues a new study that ranks Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater as the eighth most sprawling urbanized area in the United...
- Research articles 2001-04-23
- From Brown to Green
- As suburban sprawl eats away at the national landscape, there's been increased interest in revitalizing our decaying inner cities. Often this means developing abandoned and contaminated industrial sites, commonly known as brownfields. These might be old factories, onetime gas stations, vacant warehouses, abandoned residential buildings, or former dry-cleaning establishments. ...
- Research articles 2001-01-01
- Inside Game/Outside Game: Winning Strategies for Saving Urban America.(Review) (book review)
- David Rusk. 1999. Inside Game/Outside Game: Winning Strategies for Saving Urban America. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. 375 pp., $28.95 cloth. Inside Game/Outside Game is a very personal book. The author, David Rusk, serves as both narrator and protagonist. The book is, in essence,...
- Research articles 2000-07-01
- ADVISORY/The National Trust Warns of Extinction of Historic Sites
- Business Editors ADVISORY... --BUSINESS WIRE--June 26, 2000 TOPIC: According to a CNN.com report, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has composed a list of the 11 most endangered historical sites, which includes the summer home in which Abraham Lincoln drew up the Emancipation Proclamation. Another structure on...
- Research articles 2000-06-26
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