suburbanisation
Outward city growth
Suburbanisation is the process by which people and businesses move from cities to surrounding suburban areas.
The phenomenon typically follows improved transportation—railways in the nineteenth century, highways in the twentieth—allowing workers to live farther from urban centers.
Suburbanisation transformed postwar America.
The process often involves both residential sprawl and the relocation of retail and industry.
Also spelled suburbanization.
Lacking concentration or mass
- cookie-cutterMold for baked treats
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- greenfieldWithout prior constraints
Sectioning areas by use
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- constructionProcess of building something
- buildoutConstruction to completion
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
rezoning · land-use · infrastructure · greenfield · planning · real-estate · developers · permits
For one household only
- lawnTended yard grass
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
homeownership · neighborhood · backyard · property · middle-class · safety · privacy · space
Parking for public transit
- highwayMajor road for travel
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
telecommuting · ride-sharing · transit-oriented · freeway · interchange · bottleneck · garage · driveway
Forced separation by group
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- placelessnessLack of distinctive locale
low-density
Lacking concentration or mass
- cookie-cutterMold for baked treats
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
greenfield · exurbia · monotony · homogeneity
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- constructionProcess of building something
- buildoutConstruction to completion
annexation · rezoning · land-use · infrastructure · greenfield · planning · real-estate · developers · permits · utilities
single-family
For one household only
- lawnTended yard grass
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
townhouse · homeownership · neighborhood · backyard · property · middle-class · safety · privacy · space · fencing
park-and-ride
Parking for public transit
- highwayMajor road for travel
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- rush-hourDaily commute congestion period
carpool · telecommuting · ride-sharing · transit-oriented · freeway · interchange · bottleneck · garage · driveway · motorway
segregation
Forced separation by group
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- placelessnessLack of distinctive locale
suburbanisationurbanisation
Growth of city populations
centralization · urban migration · gentrification · urban renewal · urban revitalization
suburbanisationdensification
Increasing mass per volume
intensification · infill development · transit-oriented development · high-density housing
urban, suburb, suburban, urbane, suburbia, urbanity, suburbanite, urbanization, urbanize