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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Documentary film: Sprawling from Grace: The Consequences of Suburbanization

The following documentarey film shows concerns about the suburban sprawl trend in the United States. The basic element of the American dream, which is the basis of the nation's urban and suburban sprawl is automobile. The the same trend of motorization the we have today, the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in 2025 in the country will be 58% more than today. The money needed for building more transportion and residence infrastructure is becoming more and the transportation facilities are becoming older. Therefore the necessary investments for the future developments will be more. The films discusses similar debates about urban sprawl. It has mainly a look at the policy makers and decision takers. It takes 1 hour and 22 minutes to watch the film which is presented by Motion Pictures. The director is David M. Edward.

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