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Los angelization (sometimes spelled "losangelization") is slang for disperse urban development; that is, urban sprawl.

"Los angelization" gets its name from the post-World War II growth of the City of Los Angeles located in Southern California in the western United States. The city is the county seat of Los Angeles County.

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growth management, zoning, land use, urban sprawl, modernity, urban hierarchy, suburban sprawl, sprawl


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