Suburban Sprawl Analysis

To begin, the authors claim that the “the suburbs had not played a central or often even an explicit role in the historical analysis of southern politics and society since World War II”(p.692) Then, they claim that “The suburbs of the postwar South, however, were home to many of the most dynamic and cutting-edge forces anywhere in the region.”(p.693) Both authors also claim that the “insights of urban and suburban history provide a national frame work for interpreting the "long civil rights movement”(p.696), and that “The rapid growth of the suburban South has opened up many new possibilities for research” (p.701 third paragraph) Although this is not the final paragraph

This video starts out introducing different seven-year-old kids all from varying social classes around the world. It details what their lives are like and questions kids on whether or not they enjoy their life the way it is. Luis lives in the lower East side of New York City in a homeless shelter. Alexis, Lucy, and Kate attend a prestigious school in the Upper East Side of New York. LeRoy and Kennisha live in apartments, part of the Robert Taylor housing project, on the South Side of Chicago, while Douglas, Vicky, and Mike live in a typical city working-class. Eric and Brandon are from a wealthy suburb. In a middle class suburb, Ashtyn lives in Nebraska. Salina, Julio, and Michael reside in the ethnic diversity of Los Angeles. Lastly, Joey

The author had high expectation for this house, but fails to realize that her family was constantly moving from one poor district of Chicago to another. The addition of a family member every time they moved didn’t help their economic status either due to the increase in budget when you have one more child to take care of.

A normal life, almost. They had one abnormal flaw that the town hated, and you don’t think they were just going to let it spill, do you? The subnormal, horrible, nasty flaw, as the town called it, was they had a disgustingly pink automobile. The Fosters were now misfits. No one paid attention to the Brooks’, at all really. The people of this town hated others who didn’t fit in. They went too far in how they civilized their small, perfect, or so they thought, town. Nevertheless, this community was no different than many of the other towns in a, maybe, 1000 mile radius. Consequently, there was no one the Fosters wanted to reach for help. They were stuck all alone without anyone to reach, they believed the town was not heartfelt to others around them. The Fosters were sincere to others and had to live through these harsh ways others believed were right, the right way to treat others, the right way this world will remember for centuries at a time. Mrs. Foster, Allyson Foster, arose early Saturday morning at the smell of gasoline. Gasoline was not used for cars anymore, the ancient 2026 Chevrolets were cheap, the kind that were battery powered, and were 25 cents each. The Fosters had a unclean neighbor that likes to experiment with gasoline every

The examples focused on the ethnicity of the residents in order to dispel old beliefs such as how the suburbs were populated with various “Cleaver” type families, stereotype. In addition, it brought the importance of the political and economic agendas the ability to align their goals as necessary to produce a successful model. The promotion and creation of sustainable redevelopment using Long Island as the showcase first American modern suburb in illustration. The film sporadically jumped to the 2008 Presidential election and an important local election which were expected to significantly help or hinder the film’s agenda of creating a sustainable vision, which I found distracting. Other places besides Long Island used in the film for example projects were Arlington, Chicago, Reston, Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Orange

The idea of the “the good life” is discussed in research by Greg Dickinson. According to Dickinson the idea for “the good life” comes from the American Dream-esque trope of suburbia in which such spaces represent “upward mobility and economic security, ideals about freedom and private property, and longings for social harmony and social uplift” (Dickinson 216). He analyzes “the good life” through films that portray such an idea. This media portrayal is very important because media is so wide spread in this technological age that everyone is virtually exposed to it. This means that whether one fits into this societal middle class standard of “the good life” or not the idea and longing for it is still ingrained in them. What does this have to do with understanding the social significance and nostalgia of the Short North? The Short North fits the mold of “the good life” quite perfectly in multiple ways. First off it used to be a run down neighborhood that through revitalization and preservation achieved the upward mobility that “the good life” portrays is possible. This preservation as previously discussed is quite evident through the old buildings with their contrasting new improvements, such as fresh plants, recently panted signs and window

There is no easy way to get around in the greater Houston area; if you’re not willing to drive 20 minutes or more (plus traffic, which is horrific) on any given day you may never leave home. The city and surrounding area (from Montgomery to Galveston and Brazoria counties) are built with automobiles at the center of their design strategy, this makes driving almost an absolute necessity. An automobile centered community design such as that of the greater Houston area promotes a phenomenon called urban sprawl, the effects of which can be detrimental to the environment as well as the health of a community.

As Landon Y. Jones, American editor and author, describes in his The Baby Boom, citizens with old fashioned values and aspirations thrived in the suburbs. World War II played a factor in the suburban housing by providing homes to “veterans and their newly established families,” as described by Hofstra University graduate Barbara M. Kelly in her Little Boxes, Big Ideas (Kelly.1). The American suburb was so valued that a land was specifically developed for a suburban community known as Levittown. This community would be known as “... a postwar poster child for everything right (affordability, better standard of living) and wrong (architectural monotony, poor planning, racism) with suburbia” as Joshua Ruff, a college teacher and historian from New York, explains in his article “For sale: the American dream” (Ruff.4). Despite providing housing for returning veterans, the lack of diversity and stigmatisms held within the suburban community stagnated all but the white middle class. In the video “Crisis in Levittown,” a black family moves in and causes an uproar within the uni-color community. The video “Our Home Town” attempts to sell the image of suburbia to be wonderfully infallible, despite the lack of diversity. In “The Houses of Levittown in the Context of Postwar American Culture” Kelly notes that “by making the “American Home”-- the quintessential symbol of the American dream,” even though this dream only applies to those who fit the American Dream’s standards (Kelly.5) While the 1950s could be seen as a time for America’s political and economic growth, the cultural stagnation wilted the seed of the American

Making her way toward the sidewalk, she turned right on Doveland Drive. Without a car, Anita must walk two and a half miles to reach Forest Creek Lane, the predominantly upper-class part of town. As she walked, her stomach turned as if she had ridden a fast carnival ride and no matter what she tried to calm her nerves, her attempts were futile. When she reached the street, she couldn't help but stare in awe at the beautiful houses that lined it. Some had the latest car park in front, others had empty spaces while the owner was at work. Anita imagined handsome doctors carrying briefcases and housewives wearing wearing the latest fashions. Anita, at 22, still lived with her parents in the not-so-nice part of town, where houses where becoming dalapitated and the roads and sidewalks were cracked and never fixed. Always feeling as if she didn't belong where she lived, she often imagianed what it would be like to live as other

Due to the popular advantages of living in suburban areas, the appropriate acknowledgement of the environmental issues correlated to urban sprawl are often neglected. Although urban sprawl accommodates many economic and financial benefits, the decrease in air quality caused by the increasing development of urban sprawl in Georgia said to be some of the most widespread in the nation. Located just 15 minutes outside the thriving city of Atlanta, Kennesaw Georgia is the fastest growing city in Cobb County. Home to Kennesaw State University, there are obvious concerns regarding the medical effects air pollution has on the student athletes of Kennesaw State who regularly practice outdoors. The colleges main sports stadium, the Fifth Third Bank Stadium,

The film mirrors the change in American society post World War II as an unrecognizable city to previous generations. The economic

Throughout the world of suburbia, there seems to be a persistence of communities who attempt to create a perfect, enclosed world for the whole of the community to live in. By providing for everything that the inhabitants would ever want, suburbia is able to close itself off from those around it that it deems unworthy of belonging. While this exclusivity helps to foster the sense of community, it can also bring with it isolation from the outside, and also from within, and have disastrous results. Throughout the semester, there have been a number of works that have dealt the issue of isolation, but the greatest representation of a work whose physical qualities in its representation of suburbia help to

Throughout Everyday Use, the narrator speaks of the home they live in, and the routines that they are accustomed to. Every day, the mother and daughter work on their yard, making sure that it lives up to its standard of being like an “extended living room.” The narrator continually mentions her rough appearance, her manly characteristics from working. The mother and daughter take great pride in their yard and house. They want to make sure that “anyone can come and sit and look up into the elm tree and wait for the breezes that

Bricks and windows, windows and bricks. … The street is lined with cars. There’s not a breath of fresh air in the neighborhood. The grass doesn’t grow anymore; you can’t raise a carrot in the back yard. They should’ve had a law against apartment houses.

An emerging issue is that of urban sprawl. While some aspects of urban sprawl has been seen since ancient times, this phenomenon has started gaining the most momentum in the past century, aided by the advancement of technology, especially with the rise of mass produced automobiles, houses and highway systems. Many people unknowingly contribute to this environmental problem, as is the nature of it. Urban sprawl deals with the growth of the suburbs, the area between the urban and rural areas of a city. Most of America’s largest cities and states, in terms of population, are prime examples of urban sprawl. Opponents of urban sprawl usually cite the government as a major cause of sprawl. The government may be a major catalyst of