[lwansbrough]

Urban sprawl is perhaps the most environmentally devastating behaviour that humans do.

[anonymouskimmer]

Suburban sprawl with manicured lawns is pretty bad, too. Fortunately there are cultural shifts away from that.

[lwansbrough]

Urban sprawl generally refers to the development of suburbs outside cities. That’s what I was referring to.

[anonymouskimmer]

I thought it was a more general term, and that suburbs were distinct. But it does appear that suburbs are considered a part of urban sprawl.

Regardless, manicured lawns are an environmentally bad thing on their own.

When you mentioned urban sprawl I first thought of expansion of the urban heat-island effect.

[lwansbrough]

Lawns are my least favourite part of America. They’re just so ugly.