exurbanization

(noun)

Exurbanization refers to the process in the 1990s when upper class city dwellers moved out of the city, beyond the suburbs, to live in high-end housing in the countryside.

Related Terms

  • urban decay
  • white flight

Examples of exurbanization in the following topics:

  • Shrinking Cities and Counter-Urbanization

    • Counterurbanization is movement away from cities, including suburbanization, exurbanization, or movement to rural areas.
    • Around 1990, another trend emerged, called exurbanization: upper class city dwellers moved out of the city, beyond the suburbs, to live in high-end housing in the countryside.
    • This exurbanization may be a new urban form.
  • The Rural Rebound

    • Although most exurbs are commuter towns, most commuter towns are not exurban.
    • In the United States, exurban areas typically have much higher college education levels than closer-in suburbs, though this is not necessarily the case in other countries.
    • For example, during the "dot com" bubble of the late twentieth century, housing prices in California cities skyrocketed, spawning exurban growth in adjacent counties.
  • The Process of Urbanization

    • Around 1990, another trend emerged known as counterurbanization, or "exurbanization".
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