Monday, December 5, 2016
Repose to presentations
Today we heard multiple groups discuss chapters based of the same textbook. My chapter dealt with the urban sprawl of Atlanta. The main gist of my chapter was the unequal industrialization and urbanization of different regions of Atlanta. The majority of the issues stems from divisions between the population based on race and income. It appeared that most other groups had chapters that deal with this division, especially when it come to transportation needs and reliance. Another main factor seemed to be the environment itself. The location of city plays a large role in the construction and needs of the city itself. Fore example, since Atlanta has no natural boundaries around it, the city can continue to grow outward. This is unlike New York, which centered on Manhattan Island, has only a limited space to grow and thus grew up.
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You're absolutely right that physical geography can be an important constraint in limiting sprawl. I went to college in Dallas - talk about sprawl - Dallas-Arlington-Fort Worth - miles and miles of Dallas. I've been to Atlanta too - the entire metro area that includes counties is at least the size of North New Jersey - but it's a New Jersey with no NJ Transit.
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