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Planning could lessen impact of urban sprawl

From the Urban-Rural Relations series

Jeff DeYoung
Aug 12, 2023
Aug 12, 2023

aerial-view-farm-near-urban-area — A report written in 2022 from the American Farmland Trust said from 2001 to 2016, the U.S. lost or compromised 2,000 acres of farmland every day.
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Pick any state and you are likely to find examples of urban sprawl, where farmland is being converted into subdivisions and industry.

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