Focus Issues: Environment and Health,

Gloria Ohland and Hank Dittmar, writing for the Great American Station Foundation, argue that the greatest threats to biodiversity are habitat loss and degradation, and invasive species—all of which are strongly correlated with sprawl. Smart growth policies alone will not provide the solution, but combined with “smart conservation” they can provide for both more development and more habitat protection.

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