The Potential for Community-Based Land Use Planning in Kalamazoo County
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Authors
Carroll, Brendan McGregor
Issue Date
2001
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
The transformation of the geographic landscape of suburban areas into
surrounding ecosystems is occurring at an unprecedented rate. Urban expansion is
driven by the continual outflow of residents from densely concentrated urban centers
to dispersed rural suburbs. As the transformation of rural green space into suburban
areas continues, urban sprawl is magnifying the per-capita human impact on the
environment as "the dispersed inhabitants require a vast infrastructure of roads,
parking lots, housing subdivisions, and many other physical transformations"
(McKinney 2000: Internet). While the current development paradigm does not
recognize the effects of urban transformation on natural ecosystems, the amount of
habitat destruction, and species diversity reduction, clearly shows sprawls disastrous
environmental impact (McKinney 2000: Internet).
Description
iv, 82 p.
Citation
Publisher
Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College.
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