KunstlerCast #72: Sprawling to Obesity

KunstlerCast - Suburban Sprawl: A Tragic Comedy

English - July 23, 2009 17:32 - 30 minutes - 28 MB - ★★★★★ - 380 ratings
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This May, the Committee on Environmental Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics confirmed that the design of U.S. communities (i.e. car-dependent suburbia) negatively affects the health of children (i.e. makes them obese). James Howard Kunstler explores the relationship between suburban sprawl and the declining health of Americans. SPONSORSHIP INFO: This week's sponsor is PostPeakLiving.com, offering online courses that prepare you for the post peak oil world. Use "KunstlerCast" as your discount code.