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Concept: urban sprawl in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7625
Preferred label urban sprawl
Definition 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.
Notation
Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
Not Accepted Date
Alternative label
  • kontrolik gabeko hiri-hedatze [eu]
Has broader
Has close match
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