Urban Sprawl Flashcard

Uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural lands

Expansion of transportation infrastructure

Urban sprawl increases travel distances and reliance on cars, leading to longer travel times, traffic congestion, and air pollution.

Loss of natural habitats, increased air and water pollution, increased energy consumption, and increased greenhouse gas emissions.

increased infrastructure costs

Implementing smart growth policies, promoting mixed-use development, improving public transportation, creating green spaces and parks, and encouraging compact and walkable neighborhoods.

Urban sprawl negatively affects community development.

Increased traffic congestion, decreased social interaction, reduced access to amenities, loss of green spaces and agricultural land

Urban sprawl leads to habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation.

Urban sprawl contributes to air pollution through increased vehicle emissions, traffic congestion, and the loss of green spaces.