The Eleventh Smart Growth Principle

Among sprawl's many negatives you can add that it can also be unpatriotic, writes Joel Hirschhorn in a PLANetizen Op-Ed.

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June 24, 2003, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Sprawl's tentacles have reached out to choke military facilities, including bases, training ranges, airfields and air corridors. The phenomenon is called encroachment. Some land uses do not impact military operations, but many do and these are called incompatible land uses... Among sprawl's many negatives you can add that it can also be unpatriotic.

Thanks to Chris Steins

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Monday, June 23, 2003 in Planetizen

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