American Cities, Suburban Sprawl, and the Threat of Terrorism

Many experts believe that the threat of terrorist attacks will lead both businesses and residents to pull out of the city. This paper discusses how the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, may prompt a strategy of defensive urban dispersal in the United States, which would depopulate cities and increase suburban sprawl. Such a strategy would not be a new phenomenon, since a similar policy during the Cold War was an important factor in the approval of the interstate highway system, which in turn hastened suburban sprawl. The author argues that urban design, sprawl, oil consumption and sustainable development are all linked, and all will be affected by security concerns. Homeland security concerns are just beginning to be integrated into building design and urban planning, so there is still time to encourage sustainable development and discourage further sprawl.

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• Authors:
  • Ziegler, Edward H
• Publication Date: 2006-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 3-8
• Serial:
  • Planning & Environmental Law
  • Volume: 58
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Planning Association
  • ISSN: 1548-0755
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rpel20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cities; City planning; Future; History; Public policy; Security; Suburbs; Sustainable development; Terrorism; Urban areas; Urban design; Urban development; Urban population; Urban sprawl
• Identifier Terms: Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
• Subject Areas: Highways; History; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01029646
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 25 2006 7:13AM