What is Being Done to Help Reduce Urban Sprawl?

Almost all of us know what urban sprawl is, but what is humanity doing to help prevent it?

What is Being Done Now: Today, some land owners are giving their land to create land preserves or small parcels of land for farms. Plans have been put in place to help fill in the blanks. This means that we will soon be moving up. If these plans follow through, that means we will have more room to build the things we need to survive. If we can create ways to build up, we will save space that is important to use for other uses. More plans should be put in place to help conserve room on our earth.

What Should Be Done in the Future: Transportation is a major issue with urban sprawl. We will always need transportation to get around. Whether it is cars, bikes, trains, planes, or just your feet, we will always have some where to go. The increasing need for cars is increasing the need for more fossil fuels. Hopefully in the future, electric transportation like cable cars, electric buses, and magnetic transportation will be put in place instead of the gas guzzling cars. Hopefully, nature preserves and urban gardens will be put into action too.

Who Is Affected By Urban Sprawl?

Who is affected by urban sprawl? Farmers, loggers, or developers? All are affected, but the farmers are losing the most. The land that is used to build the developments has been used to farm for a long time. All the land on this earth used to be a forest, but now the forests are being destroyed. Think of how much we could gain from building up instead of out. The land shouldn't be wasted on building mega- suburbia! Loggers should, instead of clear cutting, cut down selected trees. Developers should build apartments, or high-rises. At least give the houses that are in mega- suburbia! should have some individuality. The suburbs can be changed into many apartments, or places where more than one family can live. If we can grow up, then it will change how many people we can keep in our neighbour hoods, and it will broaden our diversity in friends. If we learn to do this, we can have more people living in our lives.