>>> all you need to do is to start injecting dense cores in the middle of the sprawl. It might be better to call it a "destruction of utility", in the sense of

>>> all you need to do is to start injecting dense cores in the middle of the sprawl. It might be better to call it a "destruction of utility", in the sense of economic "utility maximization". Many people are living in the sprawl partly because they DON'T want to live in a "dense core". Injecting a dense core into their neighborhood might be considered a significant loss in quality of life.