Title: Suburbanization - Wikipedia
Headings: Suburbanization
Suburbanization
Contents
United States
Suburbanization in Eastern Europe
Effects on psychological health
Suburbanization and drug abuse
Economic impacts
Impact on urban industry
Consequences on infrastructure
Impact on real estate development costs
Fiscal impact
Effect on urban diversity
Environmental Impacts
Social impacts
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography

Content: Many residents of metropolitan regions work within the central urban area, and choose to live in satellite communities called suburbs and commute to work via automobile or mass transit. Others have taken advantage of technological advances to work from their homes. These processes often occur in more economically developed countries, especially in the United States, which is believed to be the first country in which the majority of the population lives in the suburbs, rather than in the cities or in rural areas. Proponents of containing urban sprawl argue that sprawl leads to urban decay and a concentration of lower income residents in the inner city, in addition to being environmentally harmful. Contents
1 United States
2 Suburbanization in Eastern Europe
3 Effects on psychological health
4 Suburbanization and drug abuse
5 Economic impacts
5.1 Impact on urban industry
5.2 Consequences on infrastructure
5.3 Impact on real estate development costs
5.4 Fiscal impact
5.5 Effect on urban diversity
5.6 Social impacts
6 See also
7 References
United States
View of a housing development near a farm in Richfield, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, 1954. In the United States, suburbanization began to occur in mass amounts after World War II, when soldiers returned home from war and wanted to live in houses outside of the city. During this time America had a prosperous postwar economy, there was more leisure time available and an increased priority in creating a family unit. Throughout the years, the desire to separate work life and home life has increased, causing an increase in suburban populations. Suburbs are built for particular groups of people and around certain industries like restaurants, shopping, and entertainment which allows suburban residents to travel less and interact more in the suburban area. Suburbs in the United States have also evolved by increases in technology, which allows residents to work from home rather than commute.