AR6911 Urban Design

UNIT - V
BEST PRACTICE IN URBAN DESIGN

Urban design projects

724416251033 & SP Vandhiyathevan

 PRESCRIPTION - SPRAWL AND POLLUTION
• Sprawl is defined as the spread of real estate development into a more
country area on the edge of a city. An example of sprawl is when
farmland starts being turned into mini-malls.
• Urban sprawl is widespread development outside city centers, usually
on previously undeveloped land. Also called suburban sprawl, urban
sprawl is often created by developing farmland, forests, and wetlands. It
is characterized by having few people per acre, homes that are separate
from commercial and industrial areas, and branching street patterns.
• Urban sprawl can cause increased traffic, worsening air and drinking
water, threats to groundwater supplies, high rates of polluted runoff,
and increased flooding. Urban sprawl also contributes to longer
commutes, high costs of services, and neglected city centers.
• The increase of air pollutants from urban sprawl, such as nitrogen
oxide, hydrocarbons, ozone and particulate matter, increases
respiratory ailments like asthma and bronchitis and heightens the risk of
life-threatening conditions like cancer.
• Preserving natural resources such as farmland, parks, open spaces and
unused land is one way to reduce urban sprawl. Preserving the land
keeps it as is. Thus, wildlife and animals aren't removed from their
homes and forced closer to cities and suburbs.
References
1. Google

2. oxtown.nlm.nih.gov/sources-of-exposure/urban-sprawl