A term describing the physical pattern of low density expansion of large urban areas under market co...........

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A term describing the physical pattern of low-density expansion of large urban areas under market conditions into the surrounding agricultural areas

Urban Sprawl

Suburbanisation

De urbanization

Counter Urbanisation

- Urban Sprawl

- Large urban areas expand outwards into surrounding rural and agricultural lands.

- Growth is usually low-density and car-dependent.

- Occurs often under market conditions without strict urban planning.

- Suburbanisation

- Movement of people and businesses from city centers to suburbs.

- Leads to the growth of suburbs around a city.

- Not necessarily low-density or unplanned.

- De-urbanization

- Population shift from urban areas to rural areas.

- Often occurs as cities decline or lose economic significance.

- Counter-urbanisation

- People move from cities to rural areas.

- Driven by the desire for a quieter, more spacious living environment.

- Opposite of urbanization trends.

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