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AdorableApatosaurus7671

Hello, it’s me again ;)) I just wanna clarify the definition of urban sprawl and its consequences. The term urban sprawl means the expansion and development of suburbs areas around the cities right? So it’s like building houses, roads or other infrastructures. Usually, they build them on farmlands right? Like I don’t understand are suburbs also rural areas? How can people just move to suburbs. The first consequence is Traffic Jams, but this is caused by people coming to the suburbs right?

PerleTurquoise5866

Hello,

Thanks for using alloprof!

suburbs can be next to rural areas since usually, they may build them on natural places like farmlands who just happen to be next to the city.

also, Traffic Jams caused by people from suburbs traveling to the city for work.

I hope i helped.

good day!

PerleTurquoise5866

Océane D

Hi AdorableApatosaurus7671 !

Thanks for reaching out again. :)

Yes, the term urban sprawl is indeed used to talk about the expansion and development of suburbs areas around the cities. However, urban sprawl also includes large population growth in these new areas. However, urban sprawl also implies a growth of the population in these new areas, which causes traffic, among other things.

The thing is that urban sprawl is the result of a shortage of arable land in the rural areas. Residents were thus obliged to head to the city (and the new areas as suburbs) to find a job. So the new infrastructures were not exactly build on farmlands.

Hope this helps ! Do no hesitate if you have any other questions, we're here to help !

Océane :)