Betekenis van:
sprawl
sprawl
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- complex van steden en voorsteden
- an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
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Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
sprawl
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- stadsgewest, conurbatie
- an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Hyponiemen
to sprawl
Werkwoord
- go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
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Hyperoniemen
Voorbeeldzinnen
- Urban sprawl is said to be a major contributor to global warming.
- We must stop urban sprawl and fight against physical segregation while still guaranteeing the right to housing.
- This can be ensured by promoting land-use planning which reduces urban sprawl, and by rehabilitating the physical environment, including the development of natural and cultural assets.
- Ensuring that attractive conditions exist for businesses and their highly skilled staff. This can be ensured by promoting land-use planning which reduces urban sprawl, and by rehabilitating the physical environment, including the development of natural and cultural assets.
- Not only does this bring direct benefit to the districts themselves, it helps to relieve some of the pressure towards excessive suburban sprawl in pursuit of a better quality of life.
- The regeneration of existing public spaces and industrial sites can play an important role in avoiding suburbanisation and urban sprawl, thereby helping to create the conditions necessary for sustainable economic development.
- The regeneration of existing public spaces and industrial sites can play an important role in avoiding suburbanisation and urban sprawl, thereby helping to create the conditions necessary for sustainable economic development. More generally, by improving the planning, design and maintenance of public spaces, cities can ‘plan out’ crime, helping to create attractive streets, parks and open spaces which are safe and feel safe.
- In this context, measures are important that seek to rehabilitate the physical environment, redevelop brownfield sites especially in old industrial cities, and preserve and develop the historical and cultural heritage with potential spin-offs for tourism development in order to create more attractive cities in which people want to live. The regeneration of existing public spaces and industrial sites can play an important role in avoiding suburbanisation and urban sprawl, thereby helping to create the conditions necessary for sustainable economic development.