Introduction
Urban sprawl has turned out to be a controversial issue in recent times due to the rate at which green spaces are disappearing in most of the cities, especially in the United States. Frumkin (2002) describes this phenomenon as a multifaceted pattern of transportation, land use, as well as economic and social development. In other words, urban sprawl is the uncontrolled expansion of the metropolitan areas. This phenomenon essentially results in the extinction of green spaces and a variety of environmental consequences. Banai and DePriest (2010) maintain that urban sprawl is considered a cause of the climate change, with ...
