I have finished my senior research paper on how sprawl can effect our particular lifestyle habits and the pressure it puts on natural habitats and ecosystems in Los Angeles. Here is my introduction. Please enjoy. (Can't seem to get the whole paper up, if anyone is reading this at all, a little help would be appreciated.)
Sprawl L.A.: The Impact of Sprawl in Los Angeles
Greater Los Angeles is the agglomeration of urbanized area throughout Los Angeles County. It is an amalgam of neighborhoods, municipalities, and unincorporated areas. A term for this urbanized growth is sprawl. As defined, sprawl is low-density dispersed development outside of urban city centers. The alterations to the landscape caused by sprawl have an effect on how people live, work, and use energy, but most importantly on the well-being of the environment. As Los Angeles continues to sprawl, it impacts the natural environment significantly, with accompanying deterioration to our ecosystems. California landscape can only suffer further harm if urban sprawl continues unabated. The objective of this research paper is to explore the deterioration of ecosystems resulting from sprawl and the harmful effects of lifestyle promoted by sprawl.
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