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Wikipedia: Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses (e.g. stores and residential), and various design features that encourage car dependency. As a result, many urban planners, government officials, and social scientists contend that sprawl has a number of disadvantages, including:
Notwithstanding these disadvantages, some government officials and private business employers contend that sprawl has certain advantages, such as more single family residences on larger lots, lower land prices, and higher profits for businesses due to the lack of laws limiting urban sprawl.
![[The urban sprawl of Melbourne.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Melbourne2_s.jpg "The urban sprawl of Melbourne.")
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