雅思写作素材：城市扩张相关介绍
<p> 下面雅思为大家整理了雅思写作素材：城市扩张相关介绍，供考生们参考，以下是详细内容。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="Late">Late</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Stop">Stop</span> <span word="It">It</span></p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="sprawl">sprawl</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="viewpoint">viewpoint</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="position">position</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="sprawl">sprawl</span>? <span word="Urban">Urban</span> <span word="sprawl">sprawl</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="urbanized">urbanized</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> . <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="compact">compact</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="density">density</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="utilized">utilized</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="From">From</span> 1982-1997, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="about">about</span> 17 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urbanized">urbanized</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="about">about</span> 47 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> . <span word="Developed">Developed</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1994 . <span word="This">This</span> <span word="drastic">drastic</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="urbanized">urbanized</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="burdens">burdens</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="environments">environments</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="farmlands">farmlands</span>. <span word="Farmlands">Farmlands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="highways">highways</span>, <span word="fringe">fringe</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sprawled">sprawled</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmlands">farmlands</span> <span word="reduces">reduces</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="fiber">fiber</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="timber">timber</span>. <span word="Further">Further</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="sprawl">sprawl</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="security">security</span> . <span word="This">This</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1950, <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="about">about</span> 23.6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmland">farmland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2002 <span word="only">only</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="about">about</span> 16 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="acres">acres</span>. <span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="farmland">farmland</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="from">from</span> 178,000 <span word="to">to</span> 77,000 <span word="from">from</span> 1910 <span word="to">to</span> 2002 . <span word="This">This</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="farmland">farmland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Between">Between</span> 1992 <span word="and">and</span> 1997, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="converted">converted</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 13.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farmland">farmland</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="urbanized">urbanized</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> .</p>
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