Suburbs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7075986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith J Friedman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeoss298 |
| OpenAlex | W4244882674 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Social scientists in the US usually identify a city's suburbs as the municipalities (plus any “urban” unincorporated areas) that are located outside the political boundaries of that city, but are adjacent to the city or to its other suburbs. A city's suburbs form a band around the city that has (1) lower population density overall than the city, yet (2) predominantly urban land uses. Unless the city is located near another city, its suburbs end where farmland or open space predominates. The term suburb refers either to the entire band of suburbs around a city or to particular places within a suburban band. The term suburban also can refer to a way of life identified with suburbs
Archaeology · City centre · Civil engineering · Compact city · Economic geography · Geography · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urban planning · Urban space · Urbanization and City Planning
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |