What happens when cities seem to “sprawl” out of control, and are the design principals behind New Urbanism able to turn urban sprawl into equitable communities?

The New Urbanism is a reaction to sprawl. A growing movement of architects, planners, developers, and others, the New Urbanism is based on principles of planning and architecture that work together to create human-scale, walkable communities.

What happens when cities "sprawl" out of control, and can egalitarian communities be created through the New Urbanism design principles? Planning methodology known as "New Urbanism" was developed as a counter to the post-World War II development trend of urban expansion.

One type of development pattern that has received increasing attention by researchers and policy makers interested in fostering sustainable communities is called "sprawl." Sprawl is generally...

Proponents of the New Urbanism frame the sprawling landscape of post-WWII suburbs in America as problematic for its low-density, automobile-oriented landscape that lacks social diversity and produces social isolation.