Nature Challenge Newsletter

Sprawling in love (Links for more information)

Though suburban living appears to be affordable, there are significant costs to society and nature. But you can make a difference!

A Rand Corporation study found that residents in sprawling areas have more health ailments than those in compact communities. The study suggests that adults living in sprawling cities have health profiles similar to people four years older. http://www.rand.org/news/press.04/09.27.html
To learn how you can reduce sprawl in your community, see the David Suzuki Foundation’s report, Driven to Action: Stopping Sprawl in Your Community.
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/Sprawl.asp (440 KB)
Check out some photos from the book "A Field Guide to Sprawl" by author Dolores Hayden along with her witty sprawl-speak: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/gallery/sprawl/