What is Suburbanisation?
[[File:Aubervilliers.jpg|thumb|[[High-rise building|High-rise buildings]] in [[Aubervilliers]]. Aubervililiers is a city of about 90.000 people, on the outskirts of [[Paris]].]] [[File:Suburbia_by_David_Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Suburbs are often [[planned cities]], such as this one, in Colorado.]] [[File:DecayedStreet-SouthPhiladelphia.jpg|thumb|Decaying buildings, in the city of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]].]] [[File:Berlin_marzahn_aerial_view.jpg|thumb|Berlin-Mazahn, a typical commuter city, in Germany.]] '''Suburbanisation''' or '''Suburbanization''' is when people move from the city center to the outskirts of the [[city]], or the [[Suburb|suburbs]]. Suburbanization is linked with [[urbanization]], where people move from the countryside (called rural areas) to the cities. There is also a process called [[counterurbanization]], where a city loses its attractiveness, and people move back to the countryside. If suburbanisation happens in very large cities, this can lead to the establishment of new [[Satellite city|Satellite cities]] and [[Commuter town|commuter towns]]. Functionally satelite cities and commuter towns are linked to the main city (as most people still work in the main city, and commute to work there). == Effects of suburbanisation on the city == There are a number of problems linked to suburbanization: * The main city still pays for much of the infrastructure, also for the suburbs, but it doesn't get paid that much (as most people live in the suburbs) * In the main city, different [[Ethnic group|ethnic]] and economic groups lived together. When they move out the suburbs, they will often segregate (living in some suburbs may be more expensive, so that poorer people won't move there). Also, ethnic communities that were mixed in the city, may get segregated in the suburbs. * The number and nature of jobs in the main city may change. * Often, the structure of commerce changes. An example for this is the construction of large [[Shopping center|shopping centers]] on the outskirts vs. smaller shops