Cities of the future: How developers are working to reverse the health and climate impacts of urban sprawl

Rob Kunzig, a senior editor at National Geographic, explains how deep of an issue urban sprawl has become. Urban sprawl negatively affects the environment and has also caused economic and social justice issues. Low transportation access creates a divide between those who can and cannot access opportunities. A possible solution is targeting these issues with greener technology to increase public transportation and fund safer infrastructure.

Discussion Questions

1. When discussing urbanization, social justice and economic issues are not mentioned as much as climate effects. Why do you think this is?
2. Do you live in an urbanized area? If so, have you noticed these economic and social justice effects in addition to climate change?