Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
urban sprawl
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images & Videos
urban sprawl
Jeanne Gang on the future of architecture
suburban housing
See the geographic expansion of the Las Vegas metropolitan area from 1984 to 2009 demonstrated through space images
suburban neighbourhood John F. Fitzgerald Expressway
Learn how specific bridges can help animals cross obstacles, some created naturally and others built by humans
Understand the energy efficiency and environmental impact of taller, more-compact cities compared with shorter, more-sprawling cities
Read Next
Group of colorful apartments on Caminito Street, La Boca, Buenos Aries, Argentina.
How Do Countries Choose Their Capital Cities?
The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered
Sydney Opera House, Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Why New York Is Called "The Big Apple" and How 8 Other Famous Cities Got Their Nicknames
Discover
Diverse elementary school children wearing school uniforms running outside of school. Boys girls
Pro and Con: School Uniforms
Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway
Flags That Look Alike
Title: Senate Square, St. Petersburg, December 14, 1825: repression of the troop mutiny - watercolor by Carl Ivanovitch Kollman, 1825 depicts Decembrist uprising clashing with cavalry, with spectators watching. (new style December 26, 1825) Europe. Saint
8 of the Largest Empires in History
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
Thanksgiving Celebration Traditional Dinner Setting Food Concept
Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?
A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England
Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

urban sprawl: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/urban-sprawl
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As suburban sprawl • sprawl

Photos and Videos

urban sprawl
suburban housing
suburban neighbourhood
John F. Fitzgerald Expressway
Jeanne Gang on the future of architecture
See the geographic expansion of the Las Vegas metropolitan area from 1984 to 2009 demonstrated through space images
Learn how specific bridges can help animals cross obstacles, some created naturally and others built by humans
Understand the energy efficiency and environmental impact of taller, more-compact cities compared with shorter, more-sprawling cities
See All Videos and Images →

Related Topics and References

Topics