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Suburban sprawl laps at the American landscape like wildfire, consuming over two million acres of land each year. SUBDIVIDE AND CONQUER shows how sprawl impacts peoples' lives in cities, suburbs and towns, and what some people are doing to change the way we grow.
As Americans, we share the myth of the Rocky Mountain West as a majestic place of high-noon deserts and John Wayne mesas, river valleys ringed by saw-toothed peaks, cabins and cowboys. But the reality of the modern West is one of look-alike stripmalls, snarled traffic, air pollution, and ranches sold for subdivisions. Like most places in America, this is a region under
Suburban sprawl laps at the American landscape like wildfire, consuming over two million acres of land each year. SUBDIVIDE AND CONQUER shows how sprawl impacts peoples' lives in cities, suburbs and towns, and what some people are doing to change the way we grow.
As Americans, we share the myth of the Rocky Mountain West as a majestic place of high-noon deserts and John Wayne mesas, river valleys ringed by saw-toothed peaks, cabins and cowboys. But the reality of the modern West is one of look-alike stripmalls, snarled traffic, air pollution, and ranches sold for subdivisions. Like most places in America, this is a region under siege by unplanned low-density development -- sprawl. The West is now the fastest growing and most urbanized region in the country; most of this growth is occurring on the fringes of metropolitan areas and in rural communities. In some areas, land is consumed for subdivisions at the dizzying rate of over an acre an hour.
Narrated by Dennis Weaver, SUBDIVIDE AND CONQUER explores the consequences of sprawl, the history of this automobile-centered pattern of development, and notions about the endless frontier and rugged individualism. The film also suggests remedies, and takes us to places where sound public policy and good land use planning have stemmed the tide of sprawl. We learn that, when given a choice, many Americans want to live in distinct, well-designed neighborhoods, with all the amenities and attractions that they provide, and they want driving to be one among numerous transit options rather than a lifestyle requirement.
The film takes us through the West - to Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Oregon - to tell the story of what is in fact a national issue making front-page news in every region of the country.
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