on; they think that urban sprawl is the culprit that causes many problems in the environment. Finally, they think that the government should step in and try to help to put and end to urbanization (Baker, 2000, 1-2). However, I do not believe that urbanization is to blame for these problems in society.
             First, in response to the argument that urban sprawl threatens the quality of life of many individuals, there have been many laws and regulations behind developing land. For example, counties enforce zoning laws that prohibit business and residential land from being intermixed (Moe, 1997, 212-22). Land has also been managed more effectively, not by land use planning either, but by real estate markets. These markets curb the sprawl unconsciously by creating buyers for the market that best suits them. Take for instance the idea of building a Starbucks in the middle of a farm in Iowa, it probably will never happen. Builders and business owners will only add to sprawl in areas where there is a demand for the product that they are selling. I know that sprawl can affect the quality of living of many individuals, but this is an uncontrollable effect. Quality of life is something that cannot be accurately measured, and thus it is in the eye o
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