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12/11/2008 Entry: "Euroburbia: A Personal View"

The image of the European city as a tourist’s paradise of charming inner-city neighborhoods interconnected by high-speed rail networks is not entirely false, but it does not give the full picture of how most Europeans live. Contrary to the mythology embraced by romantics among planners and ‘green’ politicians, urban areas of Europe sprawl just as much as any American or Western city.

http://www.newgeography.com/content/00462-euroburbia-a-personal-view