Urban Sprawl Syndrome and Transport

This contribution aims at transport and environment, particularly relation between the transport and spreading of urbanized area. Transport is an inseparable part and parcel of our life. Considerable increase of transport, mainly in the last century, brings many benefits but on the other side this process is attended by some side effects. Our health is destroyed by air pollution and traffic noise and our land is fragmented by traffic roads. Transport, especially road transport, is also one from the driving forces of urbanization. At the beginning of this paper the historical context of suburbanization is mentioned. Next parts of this contribution present one from the 16 syndromes of Concept of the syndromes of global change that was developed by the German Advisory Council on Global Change in 1996 - Urban Sprawl Syndrome. The article mainly focuses on the role of transport in this syndrome. Last but not least the possible actions are mentioned.