Case Study: Urban Sprawl in Atlanta

Question 1

Define urban sprawl

Answer 1

The expansion of the city into its surrounding area. In LEDCs = unplanned, in MEDCs = cause to develop

Question 2

Facts and figures and causes

Answer 2

• Capital city of Georgia State

- Grow from 1.4m to 5.1m from 1970 to 2006 => fastest growing metropolitan => results in urban sprawl

Question 3

Problems

Answer 3

• Traffic congestion :
  + 4th worst in USA
  + Drivers experience 68h of delays per year
• Water quality and quantity
  + Over 1 million use septic tanks which often leak
• Loss of green space/ecosystems
  + 38% of green space was built on
  +Loses an average of 125 hectares of trees per day
• Cultural loss
• Socioeconomic division