This book rests on the thesis that while each city is unique,the global challenges resulting from urban sprawl areuniversal. Three types of sprawl afflict growth throughout theplanet: the low-density sprawl of higher income regions thathave become auto dominated; the low-income sprawl of theGlobal South that isolates the poor from economic, social,and cultural opportunities; and the high-density sprawl ofsuperblocks, towers, and isolated uses that...
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Ending Global Sprawl - Urban Standards for Sustainable and Resilient Development : Executive Summary
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Ending Global Sprawl - Urban Standards for Sustainable and Resilient Development : Executive Summary (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099050124115138680