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Term

urban sprawl

Term

The physical pattern of low-density expansion of large urban areas under market conditions into the surrounding agricultural areas. Sprawl lies in advance of the principal lines of urban growth and implies little planning control of land subdivision. Development is patchy, scattered and strung out, with a tendency to discontinuity because it leap-frogs over some areas, leaving agricultural enclaves.

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Definition source publication

Publication year

2004

Definition source URL

http://www.eionet.eu.int/GEMET

Organisation

EEA

Organisation full name

European Environment Agency

Subjects

URBAN ENVIRONMENT

Long definition

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