Sprawl is common in the United States.Americans move a lot. In a recent study， Art Hall at the University of Kansas2 found that people are moving away from the major cities to smaller cities. He sees a trend towardde -urbani- zation3” aicross America.<br> But urban economies still provide possibilities that ruralareas do not.<br> Sabina Deitrick at the University of Pittsburgh， in Penn-sylvania， is an expert on cities. She notes that urbanizationbrings social change that can empower women.<br> Sabina Deitrick：Women entering the labor force isone big change and that always goes up with urbanization andcertainly will proceed in many， many countries where urbani-zation is increasing rapidly.<br> Sabina Deitrick has closely studied Pittsburgh from theloss of its main industry， steel， to its rebirth as a smaller citywith different industries. She says the reuse of existing landand spaces and the reinvention of urban life is important ifcities are to succeed.<br> Professor Deitrick notes that a citys ability to educate and train its people is important to jobs and new industries. Even new industries based on old ideas.<br> Around the world， people leave rural farm jobs to go to the city. Yet now there is growing demand for farm products grown close to the cities where they are used. Urban farming is taking hold in some of the worlds biggest cities. Sabina Deitrick says studies show that urban farming is one area where women can earn more than men do.
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