urban sprawl

Etymology
First used in 1937.

Noun

 * 1)  An unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc. on the edge of a city.

Translations

 * Czech: městská aglomerace, rostoucí předměstí
 * Estonian: hajalinnastumine
 * French:
 * Portuguese: alastramento urbano
 * Spanish: dispersión urbana