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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: urban sprawl

urban sprawl stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - When urban planners dream, they dream that Americans will give up on the suburbs in favor of a dense, environmentally friendly, less auto-dependent lifestyle. And it’s never going to happen, David Brooks writes in the New York Times. “Amsterdam is a wonderful city, but Americans never... More »

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Chicago • New York • Denver • Los Angeles • San Diego • Phoenix • Amsterdam • urban sprawl • Seattle • US cities • cities • Portland • urban planning • suburban sprawl • David Brooks

Exploring the Two Sides
of India

A trip home reveals a society of extreme wealth and extreme poverty

Jul 28, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Delhi area is a microcosm of India, torn between urban sprawl and utter poverty. Endless construction, skyscrapers, highways, condos, and shopping malls share the city with naked children rummaging through garbage for food. Pasha Malla of the Morning News returns to his ancestral home on a mission to visit... More »

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India • wealth • poverty • Kashmir • urban sprawl • Delhi

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