Sentences with phrase «unplanned urban sprawl»

Short - sighted economic gains such as land grabbing, unplanned urban sprawl, unsustainable agriculture and over-consumption lead to unsustainable land use, which eventually causes degradation and loss of critical ecosystem services.

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The advocacy group recently ranked 83 major metropolitan areas for sprawl, which it defines as «unplanned urban growth that happens outside the existing infrastructure.»