The statement is false because pollution is not only associated with the urban sprawl but it has combined association with the urban sprawl as well as the upward growth.
Explanation:
Pollution is caused by the unmanaged use of natural resources and its exploitation.
So, urbanization has the biggest impact in the cause of pollution. Deforestation for building factories, and other developmental cause, crowded population, excessive vehicles etc. has is the result of unwanted urbanization and major cause for pollution.
The increased upward growth and technological enhancement is also responsible for the increasing pollution.
