Publication Date

Spring 1995

Degree Type

Master's Project

Degree Name

Master of Urban Planning (MUP)

Department

Urban and Regional Planning

Abstract

The post-World War II era has seen an incredible and seemingly unstoppable expansion of North American cities. This expansion has taken place at two distinct levels: First, there has been a general growth of population, continuing a trend started at the beginning of the industrial revolution. Mechanized farming requires less labor in rural areas and provides a greater surplus of agricultural goods for the growth of cities. Cities have been growing at phenomenal rates as people come from rural areas looking for work. Industrial growth and innovation provides machines for the growth of farming production and other industries. Second, there has been a radical increase in the mobility of people, goods, and services as improved transportation networks and methods have increasingly become available to large portions of the population.

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