suburbanizing
Developing residential outskirts
Suburbanizing is the process of making an area more suburban in character—developing land with single-family homes, shopping centers, and the infrastructure of residential sprawl.
Cities suburbanize their outskirts; rural areas suburbanize as commuters move in: The farmland has been rapidly suburbanizing since the highway opened.
The term can also describe cultural shifts toward suburban lifestyles and values.
Portion of something larger
- master-plannedDesigned as unified whole
- single-familyFor one household only
- residentialRelating to housing
- zoningSectioning areas by use
cul-de-sac · detached · homeowner · lawn · driveway · garage · family-friendly · neighborhood
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- outmigrationDeparture from a region
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- middle-classIntermediate socioeconomic group
Increase in scope
- low-densityLacking concentration or mass
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- exurbSemirural fringe settlement
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
traffic · infrastructure · metropolitan · highway · big-box · greenfield · paving · automobile
subdivision
Portion of something larger
- master-plannedDesigned as unified whole
- single-familyFor one household only
- residentialRelating to housing
zoning · cul-de-sac · detached · homeowner · lawn · driveway · garage · family-friendly · neighborhood · outskirts
gentrification
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- outmigrationDeparture from a region
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
- displacementRemoval from usual location
expansion
Increase in scope
- low-densityLacking concentration or mass
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
- exurbSemirural fringe settlement
congestion · traffic · infrastructure · metropolitan · highway · big-box · greenfield · paving · automobile · freeway
suburbanizingurbanizing
Developing into metropolitan areas
centralizing · densifying · gentrifying · concentrating · urban renewal
urban, suburb, suburban, urbanization, urbanize, exurbs, interurban, suburbanization, suburbanize