urban sprawl Label
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DefGEMET: 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. (Source: GOOD)
Part of speech
Noun (male)Base form
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GEMETID7625
Change Notes
Initial version
fo on 2007-02-11
Last change
Barbara Fock on 2020-07-02