In Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Cask of Amontillado," the hero takes for the slights he has suffered by walling his enemy up in a wine cellar.

what excerpt? i would generally think a.

"urban sprawl, the spreading of large developments of housing and shopping areas around a city’s center, has many negative cultural and environmental effects. " (from your link)

so, your answer is: it has a negative effect on the environment, otherwise known as c~hope this mate.