Sugar Land - Sub-Urbanisation

Question 0

About Sugar Land

Answer 0

• Aliana = located in front of 2 major golf courses = one of most favoured areas to buy a new home
• Telfair = will have 2000 new homes, own community parks, shopping and pools

Question 1

Sugar Land Facts

Answer 1

• sugar land is an MEDC/HIC
• located in Houston, Texas
• city has grown 158% in last 10 years
• median family income = $113,000
• average house price = $369,000

Question 2

Effects of Sub-Urbanisation on Sugar Land

Answer 2

• Greenfield sites/green spaces removed (environmental impact)
• inner suburbs = higher density/becoming more like inner city
• homogeneity/modern lifestyle increasing

Question 3

Effects on Downtown Houston

Answer 3

• dependency on cars - people need to travel into city to work = congestion = demand for new roads to be built through inner suburbs/inner city (e.g. Route 59 = 8 lane motorway) = more pollution, safety fears, noise etc
• cheaper housing due to locational disadvantage - encouraged low income residents
• area suffers/declines as wealthier move further out = ‘white flight’
• transport links removed as demand declined = inner city residents left isolated