January 1999 article examines the migration from the inner city to the suburbs. The authors propose ways to improve both kinds of areas.

Author Howard P. Wood argues that US federal highway policy encourages sprawl and suggests privately-funded roads as an alternative.

Essay is a revised chapter from "Once There Were Greenfields," the 1999 anti-sprawl reader. Learn how sprawl damages the environment

Brief report from the National Center for Policy Analysis claims that suburban sprawl is not a threat to farmland or the quality of life.

Editorial by Pete Du Pont claims that urban sprawl issues are exaggerated and that people should be free to develop suburbs.

Author argues that carefully planned sprawl can be beneficial for cities and people. Learn about policies for good suburban development.

Article summarizes problems with sprawl and recommends smart growth as a remedy. The author also addresses pro-development claims.

In this 1998 interview, urban planning skeptic Peter Gordon defends suburbia. Learn why he thinks the dense urban center is an "archaic form."

Libertarian think-tank provides details of a study claiming that current anti-sprawl policies are unnecessary. Read the full text or a summary.

Article claims that suburban growth is not a threat to food production. Read this publication of the Reason Public Policy Institute .pdf format.

Research from the Reason Public Policy Institute examines the effects of anti-growth policy on home prices, using Portland, Oregon as an example.

Chapter of "Technological Reshaping of Metropolitan America," a report by the Office of Technology Policy, examines suburban and exurban growth.

President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation blames sprawl for the destruction of historic buildings in this March 1999 speech.

Report of the Economic Research Service examines the effects of sprawl on farmland, rural housing, and agricultural businesses. Presented in PDF format.