Urban Sprawl for All
"Robert Bruegmann, a professor of architecture at UIC, will discuss his soon to be published book on urban sprawl. Most writers on the topic of sprawl have described it as a relatively recent, peculiarly American phenomenon. They also believe that it is inefficient, environmentally damaging, socially inequitable and aesthetically ugly and that it can be arrested by reforming poor public policies. In contrast, Bruegmann argues that sprawl has been a feature of urban development since the beginning of urban history and that it has been largely beneficial for most people which is why it is the dominant mode of settlement for affluent urbanites almost everywhere in the world today. He further argues that efforts to stop it are likely to be ineffective or produce unintended consequences worse than the sprawl itself. Robert Bruegmann is an historian of architecture, landscape, and the built environment who teaches at the University of Illinois, Chicago."
Date: Monday, April 4th
Time: 6:15pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Parsons (25 East 13th, glass corner)
Cost: Free
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