A metaphor rich in ambiguity
Urban sprawl is one name for many conditions. It has been attached to
patterns of residential and nonresidential land use, to the process of extending the reach of urbanized areas (UAs), to the causes of particular practices of land use, and to the consequences of those practices. Sprawl has been denounced on aesthetic, efficiency, equity, and environmental grounds and defended on choice, equality, and economic grounds. Sprawl has become the metaphor of choice for the shortcomings of the suburbs and the frustrations of central cities. It explains everything and nothing.
Housing Policy Debate
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