| Authors: | Petter Christiansen, Tanja Loftsgarden |
| Report nr: | 1136/2011 |
| ISBN (digital version): | 978-82-480-1211-5 |
| Language: | English |
| Attachments | Summary Full repport |
This report undertakes a literature review of drivers behind urban sprawl. It reviews various definitions of urban sprawl and accounts for different types of urban sprawl and how it has evolved historically. Drivers are classified into four different categories; economy, society, transport and political factors. While there are several drivers behind urban sprawl, it is difficult to demonstrate which of them are most important. That is so because drivers are closely connected and may interact with each other.
