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Urban Sprawl in Las Vegas

10 Fastest Growing Cities. 6th Las Vegas

Christie, Les. "10 Fastest Growing U.S. Cities." CNNMoney. Cable News Network, 5 Apr. 2012. Web. 07 Mar. 2013. <http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2012/real_estate/1204/gallery.US-Cities/6.html>.

Summary: This article gives a reason behind the sprawl, according to this source one of the main reasons for the fast expansion of Las Vegas was due to the cities gambling economy. “Less than half of the cities revenue now comes from the tables” said a source, this give us a concept of how important the gambling business is for this cities’ economy. The gambling business attracts nearly 40 million visitors a year to give a perspective of its size.

1940's Growth of Las Vegas

Fredsvik, Sindre. "1940's Growth of Las Vegas." Museum of the City. Museum of the CIty, 2011. Web. 07 Mar. 2013. <http://www.museumofthecity.org/exhibit/1940s-growth-las-vegas>.

Summary: This source gives a entire perspective of the cities sprawl, ranging from the 1930’s all the way to the 2000’s. This document gives informs of the strains that the rapid growth of the city causes, of of these infrastructural issues is the most notably insufficient road capacity and the school overcrowding. The school district hasn’t been able to keep up with the cities growth with 12,000 students a year with only 83 schools. This source also goes into detail with the cities boom in the 1980’s with the cities nbew megaresorts and ridiculously expensive casinos.

NASA captures Las Vegas Sprawl from Space

Falk, Tyler. "NASA Captures Las Vegas Sprawl from Space." SmartPlanet. IBM, 12 Mar. 2012. Web. 07 Mar. 2013. <http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/nasa-captures-las-vegas-sprawl-from-space/2396>.

Summary: This source gives us the perspective of an orbiting NASA satellite upon the initial boom of Las Vegas starting in 1972. The video included in it shows how the city started off with a population of about 300,000 in 2010, and...