Respuesta :
This is false/ i know because i live in an urban area and it increases by human construction.
Answer: The given statement is false.
Explanation:
When there occurs unrestricted growth and development in number of urban areas for housing, commercial development, roads etc then it is known as urban sprawl.
Hence, when there will be more population in an urban area then there will be more urban sprawl because then there will be more demand for facilities.
Thus, we can conclude that the statement increase in the population of people living in urban areas will cause a decrease in urban sprawl, is false.