Urban Sprawl In London

London is spreading out and critics say large-scale construction is being motivated by profit without creating an imaginative master plan.

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April 27, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"But with construction of a new Channel Tunnel Rail Link international station between the two towns at Ebbsfleet, north Kent is undergoing a transformation...Such large-scale construction is intended to turn the area into a thriving location, reversing years of high unemployment and population decline... But critics say that an opportunity has been missed to encourage truly eye-catching and imaginative development at this strategically important site."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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