suburbanization
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- History
- United States
- Eastern Europe
- Causes
- Transportation and infrastructure innovation
- Housing market and land availability
- Government policy
- Demographic change and migration
- Suburbanization and race
- Psychological effects
- Social isolation
- Drug abuse
- Economic impacts
- Impact on urban industry
- Consequences on infrastructure
- Real estate development costs
- Fiscal impact
- Effect on urban diversity
- Environmental impacts
- Social impacts
- See also
- References
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Suburbanization (American English), also spelled suburbanisation (British English), is a population shift from historic core cities or rural areas into suburbs. Most suburbs are built in a formation of (sub)urban sprawl. As a consequence of the movement of households and businesses away from city centers, low-density, peripheral urban areas grow. Proponents of curbing suburbanization argue that sprawl leads to urban decay and a concentration of lower-income residents in the inner city, in addition to environmental harm.