1.New homes are needed as population grows. One solution could be to build homes outside of cities, because they costs less and people feel it's better and easier  to raise a family in rural areas. Also,making these homes for new residents gives unemployed people jobs.

another problem with urban sprawl is it causes damages the environment. When new homes are built in rural areas, the land is used to build houses destroys the homes for the animals. Humans rely on transportation