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urban sprawl
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
urban sprawl
noun
: the spreading of urban developments (such as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city
Example Sentences
efforts to stop urban sprawl
Recent Examples on the Web The increasing frequency of severe weather events will bring about many revisions to zoning regulations to adapt to changes in flood drainage basins, extreme weather events and the spread of urban sprawl that replaces natural areas. 
Suman Biswas, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Papp: Aquatic turtles can almost always be found near the ponds and lakes of our urban sprawl. Ashleigh Papp, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2022 The city of Chigasaki is still blessed with a pleasant oceanside atmosphere, but its landscape long ago gave way to Tokyo’s endless post-war urban sprawl. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 Famous for the liberal, laid back yet active approach to life of its multinational citizens, Vancouver is Canada’s dine-out capital, squeezing the best foods of the world into its surprisingly compact urban sprawl. Duncan Madden, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Curtailing parking minimums represents a sweeping shift in American attitudes, particularly in California, a state that glorified and typified car culture—and its accompanying urban sprawl. oregonlive, 17 June 2022 The city is particularly at risk for flooding because the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois rivers converge around the same region, and urban sprawl and development have reduced the amount of permeable land that can absorb excess water. Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2021 Beignets by Mitch was a chance to poke fun at L.A. food culture and the idiosyncratic people who populate the city’s urban sprawl. Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2022 Construction has begun on what is billed as the world’s largest wildlife crossing for mountain lions and other animals caught in Southern California’s urban sprawl. NBC News, 23 Apr. 2022 See More
Suman Biswas, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Papp: Aquatic turtles can almost always be found near the ponds and lakes of our urban sprawl. Ashleigh Papp, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2022 The city of Chigasaki is still blessed with a pleasant oceanside atmosphere, but its landscape long ago gave way to Tokyo’s endless post-war urban sprawl. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 Famous for the liberal, laid back yet active approach to life of its multinational citizens, Vancouver is Canada’s dine-out capital, squeezing the best foods of the world into its surprisingly compact urban sprawl. Duncan Madden, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Curtailing parking minimums represents a sweeping shift in American attitudes, particularly in California, a state that glorified and typified car culture—and its accompanying urban sprawl. oregonlive, 17 June 2022 The city is particularly at risk for flooding because the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois rivers converge around the same region, and urban sprawl and development have reduced the amount of permeable land that can absorb excess water. Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2021 Beignets by Mitch was a chance to poke fun at L.A. food culture and the idiosyncratic people who populate the city’s urban sprawl. Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2022 Construction has begun on what is billed as the world’s largest wildlife crossing for mountain lions and other animals caught in Southern California’s urban sprawl. NBC News, 23 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
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