Author Question: What caused urban sprawl to occur around so many U.S. cities during the past five decades or so, and ... (Read 18 times)

Frost2351 · **on:** Aug 7, 2018

What caused urban sprawl to occur around so many U.S. cities during the past five decades or so, and how can smart growth policies be useful in slowing it down in future years?

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Question 2

What is meant by the term highly globalized economy, and what evidence is visible in your everyday life that both the United States and Canada are highly globalized?

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poopface · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The increasing use of automobiles and U.S. government policies that encouraged home ownership encouraged people to move to the suburbs where they could buy relatively inexpensive housing. Smart growth policies encourage people to live in dense mixed-use neighborhoods. This allows people to live near where they work, shop, and play, and to walk or use public transportation.

Answer to Question 2

A highly globalized economy implies that the economies of the United States and Canada show a high degree of interaction with the economies of other parts of the world. Examples of this can be seen in the goods and services we use every day.