exurbanization
Past suburban expansion
Exurbanization is the movement of population from cities and suburbs to rural areas beyond the suburban fringe.
These exurbs maintain economic ties to urban centers while offering more space and lower density: Exurbanization has transformed farmland into sprawling developments of large-lot homes.
The pattern accelerated with remote work and highway expansion.
Outermost edge or margin
- outskirtsOuter parts of town
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- greenbeltProtected open space around urban areas
countryside · pastoral · semi-rural · hinterland · scenic · woodlands · privacy
Portion of something larger
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- land-useHow property gets utilized
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
low-density · greenfield · acreage · master-planned · ranchettes
Major road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- drive-timePeak commuting period
- trafficMovement along routes
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
park-and-ride · telecommuting · expressway · rush-hour · reverse-commute
Permanent change of residence
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- outmigrationDeparture from a region
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
settlers · homesteading · transplant · pioneers · newcomers · telecommuters · retirees
fringe
Outermost edge or margin
greenbelt · countryside · pastoral · semi-rural · hinterland · scenic · woodlands · privacy
subdivision
Portion of something larger
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- land-useHow property gets utilized
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
sprawl · low-density · greenfield · acreage · master-planned · ranchettes
highway
Major road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- drive-timePeak commuting period
- trafficMovement along routes
congestion · park-and-ride · telecommuting · expressway · rush-hour · reverse-commute
relocation
Permanent change of residence
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- outmigrationDeparture from a region
exodus · settlers · homesteading · transplant · pioneers · newcomers · telecommuters · retirees
exurbanizationurbanization
Population shift toward cities
urban migration · centralization · urban infill · gentrification · urban renewal
exurbanizationdensification
Increasing mass per volume
intensification · infill development · transit-oriented development · urban renewal · high-density housing
exurban, exurb, exurbs, urban, urbane, urbanize, urbanization, urbanized, urbanizing