4. A Comparison of Urban Sprawl Discussions

4.1 State of the Discussion in Germany

Public institutions in Germany lead the professional discussion. "Sustainable development" is a topic of numerous studies, reports and conferences. Dispersed settlement is an aspect of these, it does not however constitute a central or independent topic. It is noticeable, that the discussion is led top-down. Initiatives on a local level that defend themselves against dispersal are unknown.

    a) Federal Government
    b) Federation of German Cities
    c) The German Institute for Urbanism (Difu)
    d) Academy of Spatial Research and Land Planning (ARL)
    e) Taskgroup Suburbanization

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4. Introduction
4.1 Discussion in the USA
4.3 Conclusion
4.4 Outlook