The Irish Problem of Cohesion: When solidarity becomes groupthink

sydthebeat

Haha. Poor deflection there Mark, and no attempt to deal with the matters therein.

Single family low density spread of housing into rural areas on the edges of urban areas.

Suburban sprawl does not just happen in cities.

The current course of planning policy in Ireland will eventually lead to the gentrification of rural Ireland, as a one off rural home will become so expensive only the very rich will be able to afford them. The local and historical family ties to these areas will be severed to the major detriment of everyone.

Hotblack Desiato

Comparing US settlement patterns to Ireland? Have a word with yourself.

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117888375#Comment_117888375

you obviously didnt read the articles... (hint: Austria is not in the US!).......but whatever

you do realise that the urban / suburban / rural divide is not nation specific yes???

there are no comparable reports on ireland because there is no political will for it, that doesnt negate the argument.

Dublin itself and its huge suburban sprawl is very symptomatic of the issue.. Dublin is NOT Amsterdam or Copenhagen in regards to public transport and green methods of travel, no matter how much it tries to paint itself as a modern european city.

Hotblack Desiato

It certainly isn't and we can thank the anti-urban anti-Dublin mentality among the majority of our politicians for that.