Sprawl can be hazard, report says
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A report released yesterday said that people who live in such sprawling metropolitan areas as the Triad are more likely to report chronic health problems - high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties - than residents of more
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NEW YORK  - U.S. children who live in expansive suburbs may start to pay for it with expansive waistlines, new research suggests.
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By Daniel Wells Staff Writer  Warren County's attempt to slow residential growth through a zoning overhaul died last week when commissioners reached an impasse over limits on home density in new developments.
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Software errors in satellite navigation devices are putting lives at risk in the Netherlands by sending vehicles through residential areas not intended for heavy traffic, according to Dutch researchers.
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Not having children, having too many, or  too young or not spaced far enough apart could be detrimental  to a woman's health later in life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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By Olivera, Francisco; DeFee, Buren B  ABSTRACT:  The capacity of a watershed to urbanize without changing its hydrologic response and the relationship between that response and the spatial configuration of the developed areas was studied.
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By KRISTINE OWRAM  (CP) - The suburbs of Calgary sprawl beyond the reach of the city's public transportation system, swallowing up what were once tiny communities like Okotoks and Airdrie and putting pressure on water resources.
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TORONTO (CP) - The effects of urban sprawl and industrial development on Ontario's ecologically sensitive watersheds will be more closely examined under a &#36;12.5 million provincial initiative.
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A new study says residents of suburbs such as Westport with a high degree of sprawl are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties compared to residents in less sprawled-out
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By Mike Ekey, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 16--Residents want protection from unwanted development. City Hall wants options that will keep growth alive.   But both sides recognized the importance of maintaining high standards in the Cedar Creek neighborhood.
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 15--HICKORY -- City Council members may have come up with a compromise to protect homes from business encroachment without stifling development.
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Preliminary findings suggest that outdoor secondhand smoke could constitute a health risk.
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Not having children, having too many, or   too young or not spaced far enough apart could be detrimental   to a woman's health later in life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Report warns that housebuilding targets for England must be increased or a whole generation may be unable to get a foot on the property ladder.
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By Neil Gonzales  ATHERTON -- Problems with Atherton's building procedures have resulted in some of the town's large homes possibly becoming fire hazards, according to a San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury interim report released this week.
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Under the measure, property owners who can prove that environmental or zoning rules have hurt their investments can force the government to compensate them.
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By The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Sep. 6--In Panama City Beach, it seems buildings are either coming or going. Except some aren't going fast enough.  Aggressive development has led to two types of eyesores.