Sprawling, Sprawling ...
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ATLANTA URBANIZED AREA
Come on Down. Atlanta's welcome y'all hospitality has contributed to a more than 25 percent increase in population since 1990. The city just keeps on growing. Atlanta has grown "faster than any human settlement in history"--from 65 miles north to south to 110 miles since 1990. Some effects of the growth:
• Longest Commute Atlantans drive 36.5 daily miles round trip to work, more than Dallas's 29.5 and Los Angeles's 20.5
• Land Use Every day, more than 50 acres of green space in the metro area is plowed under
• Pollution Atlanta is in violation of clean-air standards
EFFECTS OF SPRAWL
As people leave the city, they develop the rural areas. Consequences of the sprawl:
Discuss