Definitions for urban sprawl
ur·ban sprawl

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1. conurbation, urban sprawl, sprawlnoun

   an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities

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1. urban sprawlnoun

   an unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc on the edge of a city

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1. Urban sprawl

   Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city." Urban sprawl has been described as the unrestricted growth in many urban areas of housing, commercial development, and roads over large expanses of land, with little concern for urban planning. In addition to describing a special form of urbanization, the term also relates to the social and environmental consequences associated with this development. Medieval suburbs suffered from loss of protection of city walls, before the advent of industrial warfare. Modern disadvantages and costs include increased travel time, transport costs, pollution, and destruction of the countryside. The cost of building urban infrastructure for new developments is hardly ever recouped through property taxes, amounting to a subsidy for the developers and new residents at the expense of existing property taxpayers.In Continental Europe, the term peri-urbanisation is often used to denote similar dynamics and phenomena, but the term urban sprawl is currently being used by the European Environment Agency. There is widespread disagreement about what constitutes sprawl and how to quantify it. For example, some commentators measure sprawl by residential density, using the average number of residential units per acre in a given area. Others associate it with decentralization (spread of population without a well-defined centre), discontinuity (leapfrogging development, as defined below), segregation of uses, and so forth. The term urban sprawl is highly politicized and almost always has negative connotations. It is criticized for causing environmental degradation, intensifying segregation, and undermining the vitality of existing urban areas, and is attacked on aesthetic grounds. The pejorative meaning of the term means that few openly support urban sprawl as such. The term has become a rallying cry for managing urban growth.

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1. urban sprawl

   Urban sprawl refers to the uncontrolled, unplanned and rapid expansion of urban areas, typically characterized by low-density residential housing, single-use zoning, and increased dependence on private automobile for transportation. It often involves the spread of development over rural land, frequently resulting in environmental degradation, longer commuting distances, increased spending on infrastructure, and loss of community cohesion.

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1. Urban sprawl

   Urban sprawl or suburban sprawl is a multifaceted concept centered around the expansion of auto-oriented, low-density development. Topics range from the outward spreading of a city and its suburbs to its logical limits, to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, examination of impact of high segregation between residential and commercial uses, and analysis of various design features to determine which may encourage car dependency. Discussions and debates about sprawl are often made unclear by the uncertainty of the meaning associated with the phrase. For example, some commentators measure sprawl only with the average number of residential units per acre in a given area. But others associate it with decentralization, discontinuity, segregation of uses, and so forth. The term urban sprawl generally has negative connotations due to the health, environmental and cultural issues associated with the phrase. Residents of sprawling neighbourhoods tend to emit more pollution per person and suffer more traffic fatalities. Sprawl is controversial, with supporters claiming that consumers prefer lower density neighborhoods and that sprawl does not necessarily increase traffic. Others have argued that sprawl is less a reflection of consumer preferences and more a result of legal structures and court decisions that have encouraged sprawl development.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of urban sprawl in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of urban sprawl in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of urban sprawl in a Sentence

1. Bellur Prabhakar:

   Social distancing in a country like India is going to be very, very challenging, we might be able to pull it off in urban areas, but in slums and areas of urban sprawl, I just don't see how it can be done.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=urban sprawl
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Urban_Sprawl
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Sprawl
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5. ^ Wikidata
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