| Subject | English | French |
| environ. | uncontrolled urban sprawl | extension urbaine sauvage |
| construct. | urban sprawl | expansion tentaculaire |
| construct., mun.plan. | urban sprawl | expansion urbaine |
| environ. | urban sprawl | expansion urbaine anarchique |
| construct., mun.plan., environ. | urban sprawl | mitage |
| environ. | urban sprawl The physical pattern of low-density expansion of large urban areas under market conditions into the surrounding agricultural areas. Sprawl lies in advance of the principal lines of urban growth and implies little planning control of land subdivision. Development is patchy, scattered and strung out, with a tendency to discontinuity because it leap-frogs over some areas, leaving agricultural enclaves | expansion urbaine anarchique |
| construct., mun.plan. | urban sprawl | étalement des villes |
| construct., mun.plan. | urban sprawl | extension urbaine |
| construct., mun.plan. | urban sprawl | étalement urbain |
| construct., mun.plan., environ. | urban sprawl | déstructuration du paysage |