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Model helps explore patterns of urban sprawl and implicaitons for quality of life
02-19-2007 · EurekAlert!About 81 percent of the United States' population now lives in urban areas, as does almost half of the world's total population. Scientists and engineers say that as the trend continues there’s increasing urgency for societies to learn how to develop more sustainable urban environments. Among them is John Crittenden, an engineering professor at Arizona State University who is giving a presentation on February 19 at the AAAS annual meeting.
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