So why should we care about urban sprawl? We should care because when businesses or when people want to build buildings or houses in rural areas they will have to kill animals and cut down trees in order to build these houses or buildings. Sometimes the government can take away farmers properties effecting where our food comes from, that may lead to a shortage of meat and vegetables. It is also less efficient because it takes more time to travel from your home to work. Since it forces you to drive more, it causes people to gain more weight then they would like to, and causes pollution in the atmosphere which can cause respiratory problems or make it hard to breath.