Cities Are Sometimes Criticized for Representing an Unsustainable Type of Development

question 29

Multiple Choice

Cities are sometimes criticized for representing an unsustainable type of development because of their environmental demands and impacts. A counterargument, however, is that:

• A) industrialization goes hand in hand with urbanization
• B) Las Vegas is one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States, yet it is located in a desert
• C) the urban half of the world's population lives on only 3 percent of Earth's land
• D) urban living often leads to rising levels of consumption

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