sprawl

vi.

伸开四肢坐[躺]；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；

n.

（城市）杂乱无序拓展的地区；随意扩展；蔓延；蔓延物

复数：sprawls过去式：sprawled过去分词：sprawled现在分词：sprawling第三人称单数：sprawls

urban sprawl城市扩张；都市向郊区扩张的现象

1. Corporate sprawl distracts managers, diverts resources and muddies valuations.
   公司扩张吸引管理层，转移资源和扰乱估价。
2. By designing new neighborhoods with pedestrians in mind, they can promote slimmer lifestyles and cut down on this new kind of suburban sprawl.
   如果在规划设计时就能更多地考虑到步行的需要，就能促使人们采用更健康的生活方式，并遏制市郊的无限扩张。
3. Urban sprawl was essentially unplanned.
   城市蔓延是生来无计划的。
4. Sprawl is common in the United States.
   城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。

1. Urban sprawl was essentially unplanned.
   城市蔓延是生来无计划的。
2. Sprawl is common in the United States.
   城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。

1. Urban sprawl was essentially unplanned.
   城市蔓延是生来无计划的。
2. Sprawl is common in the United States.
   城市蔓延在美国非常普遍。

Sprawl and Urban Growth
Sprawl: A Portrait from Space
Urban Sprawl: Diagnosis and Remedies
Urban sprawl in Europe : the ignored challenge
Is Los Angeles-Style Sprawl Desirable?
Wrestling Sprawl to the Ground: Defining and measuring an elusive concept
Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities
Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity
Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity.
Environmental impacts of urban sprawl: a survey of the literature and proposed research agenda