pejorative term for low-density development in suburban and the fringe of urban areas. Characteristics include distance from employment and commercial centers, dependence on automobile travel, and extended public infrastructure.
pejorative term for low-density development in suburban and the fringe of urban areas. Characteristics include distance from employment and commercial centers, dependence on automobile travel, extended public infrastructure and little in-fill development.
Example: After years of rapid growth, the Boom Town area was covered with housing developments and small commercial centers, loosely connected by a network of county highways. Residents often referred to this as urban sprawl, evidence of the failure of local authorities to deal with the problems of growth.
