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ConditionsConditions IssuesIssues
Suburban sprawl
Loss of habitat to development
Industry crowding and polluting fertile lands
Economic and housing growth
Wildlife and natural resources preservation
Agricultural production
Past: historical overview
Key concepts
Transportation: Transportation allowed for suburbanization as it gave city residents a way to commute from the suburbs to their jobs in the city, thus permitting them the chance to live outside of the city limits.
Highways: Much suburban development is preceded by the construction of highways, allowing for businesses, neighborhoods, and strip malls to appear following and during its construction.
Suburbanization: Suburban growth is one of the factors resulting in the encroachment of agricultural landholding throughout the Delmarva region.
Key concepts continued
Dispersal: Despite the large trend towards suburbanization and development, there are regions in both Delaware and Maryland that have remained noticeably less developed than others.
Causes: The discrepancies in the development of certain regions is not only because of land fertility, but also distance from cities.
Using maps: Maps of both Delaware and Maryland illustrate the impact suburbanization has on both development and open space.
Key Concepts continued
Delaware’s program: Delaware has attempted to address the loss of open space with the implementation of the Open Space Program though it has not had much success in deciding its direction
Maryland programs: In order to control the development of open space, the Maryland state government has implemented programs such as the Program Open Space and the Smart Growth Plan.
Key Concepts continued
Impact on farmers: Suburbanization inflicts important consequences on farmers, including increased pollution, higher land prices, and even further development.
Impact on communities: Suburbanization has impacted the community in a variety of ways producing both beneficial and negative consequences.
Objective: Analyze reasons behind development in different regions
Question:How does transportation affect suburbanization?
The role of urbanization Expanding middle class Consequences
• Crowded cities• Transportation
http://www.deldot.gov/information/media_gallery/2002/85th/images/wilm_downtown_1900s.jpg
Objective: Analyze reasons behind development in different regions
Transportation and development
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Objective: Analyze reasons behind development in different regions
Question: Why are some regions more developed than others?
http://static.newworldencyclopedia.org
Objective: Analyze reasons behind development in different regions
http://www.umbc.edu/ges/student_projects/Ag_Atlas/pages/pdf/3/022_AGRICULTURAL_LAND_2001.pdf
Objective: Explain how development has impacted the community
Question: How does development affect the atmosphere of a community?
Objective: Discuss the programs each state has employed
How are states acting to control the loss of open space? Maryland: Legacy of Regulation
Program Open Space Environmental Precedent 1970-1992 2020 Commission 1987 Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act 1992 Smart Growth 1997
Delaware: Lukewarm Regulation Refusal before the 1960s 1961: Delaware State Planning Office Neglect: 1977-1987 Gov. Castle and Quality of Life Legislation Gov. Carper and Delawarean-conscious planning
Objective: Analyze map data to interpret changes
Maryland 1979-1997
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/growfromhere/LESSON2/LESSON2_1.HTM#P24
Objective: Evaluate arguments for and against development
Question: What are the benefits and drawbacks of development?
Resources
Walmart Interactive Map- http://projects.flowingdata.com/walmart/ Provides a map showing how the Walmart chain has spread to cover the
entire U.S.
Friends of Brandywine Springs- http://www.fobsde.org Shows changes of Brandywine Springs over the years
Levittown: Documents of an Ideal American Suburbhttp://tigger.uic.edu/~pbhales/Levittown/ Shows pictures of original Levittowns, from the 1950’s when suburbanization
began in full force.
DNR: Where Do We Grow From Here?http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/growfromhere/Home.htm
Provides lesson plans for teaching about development in Maryland and different maps and other sources to enhance lessons
Suburban Sprawl in Georgia- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T2o8mRCOac Shows suburban sprawl first hand
Lesson/Activity
Role- Students will take on the role of a Developer, Farmer, Conservationist, or Politician
Audience- The City Council Board
Format- Propose your argument to the council in a debate
Topic- Decide whether to preserve the open space next to the park as a wildlife habitat or develop it into a Wal-Mart Superstore
Connections
To prior units: Manifest Destiny The 1950s: Levittowns and suburbanization The 1970s: environmentalism
RegionallyNationallyGlobally
Connections to Students
Students from MD and DE will be aware of differences between regions.
Many students live in suburbs and may have parents that commute to cities.
Changes in the community are happening every day and students have probably experienced development first hand.