Urban sprawl

Urban sprawl (also called suburban sprawl) is a pejorative term for the expansive, often explosive and sometimes reckless, growth of a metropolitan area, traditionally suburbs (or exurbs) over a large area.

Related Topics:
Metropolitan area - Suburb - Exurbs

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Sprawl is characterized by several land-use patterns which usually occur in unison:

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