Unsustainable residential developments on agricultural rural land [articol] : the poverty of the middle class

Abstract

In the last years one witnessed a real estate development burst, that concluded in one of the largest financial crisis in history. One important down side of this frenetic real estate development was the improper urban planning implemented on all levels of urban and suburban communities. Both public and private investors aimed the biggest profit, leaving the public space and the environment to chance. At present time, even if the phenomenon appeared only in the last few years, we can see and feel the repercussions of this misplaced strategy, the poverty of rich neighborhoods without proper infrastructure, parks or schools, lack of public transport, increased energy and fuel consumption.