2. Urban sprawl in Dublin City and surrounds, 1988 vs 2006
Managing information and thinking:
Examine figure 2. It shows the levels of residency and employment in Dublin and out into the surrounding counties in 1988 vs 2006.
1. What does comparing the two charts tell you?
2. Did urban sprawl happen mainly in the north and west or in the south and east of the city? Attempt to account (give reasons) for this.
Effects of Urban Sprawl z„
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Valuable farmland, such as fertile land in North County Dublin, has been used up for building purposes.
Old villages such as Dundrum were swallowed up by urban growth. Such villages lost their unique identities and became part of a large, impersonal city.
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Some large suburbs are boring, ‘soulless’ places with relatively few recreational or social amenities. They are almost deserted by day, when many of their inhabitants are either commuting or at work.
