The term urban sprawl was often used in the letters between Lewis Mumford and Frederic J. Osborn, firstly by Osborn … See more

Many theories speculate as to the reason for the creation of urban sprawl. The theory of "flight from blight" explains that aspects of living in urban areas, such as high taxes, crime rates, poor infrastructure and school qualities le… See more

Despite the lack of a clear agreed upon description of what defines sprawl most definitions often associate the following characteristics with sprawl.
This refers to a situation where commercial, residential, … See more

Urban sprawl is associated with a number of negative environmental outcomes.
One of the major environmental problems associated with sprawl is land consumption, habitat loss and subsequent reduction in biodiversity. … See more

According to Nancy Chin, a large number of effects of sprawl have been discussed in the academic literature in some detail; however, the most contentious issues can be reduced "to an older set of arguments, between th… See more

Starting in the early 20th century, environmentalist opposition to urban sprawl began to coalesce, with roots in the garden city movement, as well as pressure from campaign groups such as the Campaign to Protect Rur… See more