Causes of Urban Sprawl

Question 1

all causes of urban sprawl (9)

Answer 1

• retail and commercial expansion
• rehousing developments
• new housing estates
• space for urban waste
• recreational demands for land
• improvement of transport links
• growth of villages
• industrial expansion
• airport expansion

Question 2

retail and commercial expansion

Answer 2

space is required on the outskirts for retail and commercial expansion

Question 3

rehousing developments

Answer 3

rehousing developments are built on the outskirts to rehouse people from the inner city

Question 4

new housing estates

Answer 4

new housing estates being constructed on the outskirts with many features

Question 5

space for urban waste

Answer 5

space is needed at the edge of cities for sites like landfill dumps

Question 6

recreational demands for land

Answer 6

demand for land to create things like golf courses

Question 7

improving transport links

Answer 7

space needed for developments like a city bypass

Question 8

growth of villages

Answer 8

villages in the commuter belt grow towards the city, like Penicuik

Question 9

industrial expansion

Answer 9

due to cheap land on the rural-urban fringe, there has been a growth of science and business parks

Question 10

airport expansion

Answer 10

the expansion of Edinburgh airport encroaches on the city