Urban sprawl
Posted by creining | Filed under Uncategorized
I was reading an article in the local newspaper about the fight over a tract of farm land between local citizens and the big box retailers, Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot. I am not convinced that the addition of these stores provide any benefit except to the greedy corporations bottom lines. And there are plenty of negatives, such as the reduction of wildlife, increased traffic congestion plus the cost of the infrastructure development, threats to water quality and poorly implemented stormwater and sewage, and they are, plainly put, an eyesore. Also, think about how many abandoned shopping malls and big boxes are seen when travelling, affirming the possibility that in the near future the corporations will re-locate or close their stores. In my small hometown the urban sprawl that took place around 10 years ago is quite apparent. It is somewhat like a donut where the asphalt suburban shopping malls and big boxes form a ring around the decaying downtown. Nobody really seems to care though.
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