urban sprawl
urban sprawl · urban sprawls
Zersiedelung, Zersiedlung
An unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etcAn unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc. on the edge of a city.
» Urban sprawl and chaos create many planning problems.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc. on the edge of a city.
Zersiedelung, Zersiedlung
More definitions
- an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Examples
4 sentencesUrban sprawl and chaos create many planning problems.
Urban sprawl is said to be a major contributor to global warming.
deMan sagt, dass Zersiedlung in erheblichem Maße zur Erderwärmung beiträgt. — al_ex_an_der
Urban sprawl is environmentally damaging.
We must stop urban sprawl and fight against physical segregation while still guaranteeing the right to housing.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
growth of housing:
Origin
First used in 1937.First used in 1937.
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Forms
plural: urban sprawls| Singular | urban sprawl |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymssuburban sprawlurban encroachment
Close in meaning
- an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities:conurbationsprawl
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable