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Municipal Trends - Articles on smart growth legislation, regional planning programs, & local comprehensive plans. Go

Urban Sprawl in Arizona - Links to articles about urban sprawl. Go

Strip Commercial - Article from the Memphis Flyer about the history & prospects for strip developments. (August 5, 1999) Go

The Sprawling of America - Article in defense of sprawl by Sam Staley, Ph.D. of the Reason Public Policy Institute. (February 25, 1999) Go

National Geographic - Kangaroo Attacks in Australia Spotlight Growing Turf War - Kangaroo attacks are a real problem in Australia, where more urbanites are moving into the roos' natural habitat. (May 6, 2005) Go

The Best Laid Plans: The Rise & Fall of Growth Management in Florida - An article by Mary Dawson from the Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law. (1996) Go

Atlantic Monthly - Articles from the magazine's archive & related links regarding sprawl & urban development. Go

USA Today - A comprehensive look at sprawl in America. (February 22, 2001) Go

In Outer County Races, Growth a Common Foe - News feature from Washington Post newspaper about the emergence of sprawl & growth as regional political issue in suburban counties around Washington DC. (October 28, 1999) Go

Paying for Sprawl - A list of the problems associated with sprawl, from the American Planning Association. (November, 1998) Go

Las Vegas Sprawl Expands Ring Around the Valley - Article from the Las Vegas Sun about the explosion of suburban growth in the region. (September 5, 1999) Go

Smart Growth at the Federal Trough - Peter Samuel & Randal O'Toole of the Cato Institute propose that the EPA should stay out of the sprawl debate. (November 4, 1999) Go

PlannersWeb: Sprawl & Growth - Articles on sprawl & smart growth from Planning Commissioners Journal. Go

Paying for Our Growth in Oregon - An 80-page report examining the cost of growth & whether it's subsidized by the public or private sector. (October, 1998) Go



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