An aerial view of Birmingham suburbs
Before reading any further, write down what you understand to be a ‘suburb’. I expect you’ve included descriptions of the outward expansion of urban places and of land use dominated by low-density housing. Did you include comments about social characteristics including ethnicity? And what about suburbs in urban locations around the world?
The Dictionary of Human Geography defines a suburb as ‘An outer district lying within the commuting zone of an urban area.’ How helpful is this definition?
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