Urban Sprawl

Urban Sprawl is a pattern of urban development characterized by the extensive, low-density expansion of cities into surrounding rural areas, distinguished from other forms of urban growth by its reliance on automobile-dependent infrastructure, spatial fragmentation, and minimal land-use regulation.

2.4K

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178K

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5.4K

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1.7K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

914

Authors

5.4K

  1. RE
    Reid Ewing

    University of Utah, United States

    25 publications · 7.1K citations

    24

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  2. LS
    Luca Salvati

    Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Italy

    29 publications · 2.3K citations

    21

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  3. JA
    Jochen A.G. Jaeger

    Concordia University, Canada

    14 publications · 1.4K citations

    14

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  4. SH
    Shima Hamidi

    The University of Texas at Arlington, United States

    14 publications · 1.9K citations

    13

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  5. LS
    Luca Salvati

    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    10 publications · 863 citations

    10

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Venues

  1. Landscape and Urban Planning

    60 publications · 8.2K citations

    45

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  2. Land Use Policy

    72 publications · 5.8K citations

    42

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  3. Cities

    59 publications · 5.7K citations

    39

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  4. Sustainability

    91 publications · 3.6K citations

    36

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  5. Urban Studies

    48 publications · 5.2K citations

    32

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