Visual Evidence Shows Effects of Sprawl

"Satellite Images Show Effects of Urban Sprawl". CNN Nature. 30 Oct 2009. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/02/21/sprawl.space.01/index.html

This atricle by CNN was posted several years ago, but it is still very relevant. The topic of the article focuses on satellite images that show the effects of urban sprawl in cities acroos the world, although the majority of the atricle is based on Atlanta. CNN says that Atlanta is the fastest growing city in America with population rate increases of up to 33 percent in the last decade. The problem with this is that the way they have dealt with the abundance of people is by building more roads, which has led to their downfall. Looking at the satellite images is like looking at a big slab of concrete. Atlanta is in a downward spiral and some experts don't know if they'll be able to claw their way out. I thought CNN did a great job at visually showing the effects of urban sprawl.