Urban Sprawl is the spreading out of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. Sprawl occurs because land becomes scarce in the city centre and the population grows. Urban Sprawl started in Wellington in the early 1900s when transport and technology developed, and the suburbs surrounding the city started to grow, eg Miramar, Khandallah and the Hutt Valley. Urban Sprawl still occurs today in Wellington and all over the world.
This photo of Wellington City shows how the city has extended back into the hills surrounding Wellington, it is an example of urban sprawl.
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