urban sprawl

Meaning

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

Synonyms

garden-town development

rural city development

Translations

urbane Zersiedelung

unkontrollierte Ausdehnung städtischer Randgebiete

étalement des villes

extensión urbana

الزحف الحضري العشوائي؛ الزحف العشوائي للمدن

dispersión urbana

Etymology

First used in 1937.

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