Suburb

:"Suburban" redirects here. For the sport utility vehicle (SUV), see Chevrolet Suburban.

Related Topics:
Sport utility vehicle - Chevrolet Suburban

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Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation.

Related Topics:
City - Conurbation

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The presence of certain elements (whose definition varies amongst urbanists, but usually refers to some basic services and to the territorial continuity) identifies a suburb as a peripheral populated area with a certain autonomy, where the density of habitation is usually lower than in an inner city area, though state or municipal house building will often cause departures from that organic gradation. Suburbs have typically grown in areas with an abundance of flat land near a large urban zone, usually with minimal traditions of citizens clustering together for defence behind fortified city walls, and with transport systems which allow commuting into more densely populated areas with higher levels of commerce.

Related Topics:
Urbanist - Defence - Commuting

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