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The hidden costs of urban sprawl: How it impacts economic mobility and inequality

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Urban sprawl isn’t just unsightly. It can also hinder intergenerational mobility among low-income residents and exacerbate racial inequality, according to a series of recent studies led by geographers at the University of Utah. An analysis of area-level census data co-authored with a former economics graduate student at the American College of Social and Behavioral Sciences found…