urban sprawl

English

Etymology

First used in 1937.[1]

Noun

urban sprawl (countable and uncountable, plural urban sprawls)

  1. (urban studies) An unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc. on the edge of a city.
    Synonyms: suburban sprawl, urban encroachment

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References
  1. Suinyuy Derrick Ngoran (2014) Socio-environmental Impacts of Sprawl on the Coastline Of Douala, Anchor Academic Publishing, page 25: “According to Wassmer (2002), the term, “urban sprawl”, was first used in 1937 by Earle Draper of the Tennesse Valley Authority (TVA), USA, in a national conference of planners.”

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