suburbanization
Noun
Meaning
suburbanization (countable and uncountable, plural suburbanizations)
The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs
Examples
A big factor in the decline has been the rapid increase in suburbanization.
As in other major American cities in the postwar era, construction of an extensive highway and freeway system around Detroit and pent-up demand for new housing stimulated suburbanization; highways made commuting by car easier.
At the same time, suburbanization had resulted in a declining tax base in the city, although many suburban residents used unique city amenities and services which were supported only by city taxpayers.
In addition, suburbanization and highway development drew more established, middle-class people out of center cities for newer housing.
In addition, suburbanization had been drawing off many of the wealthier residents to outlying railroad commuting towns and newer housing.
It was not until the installation of a streetcar line in 1890 and the beginnings of suburbanization in the early 1900s that Bethesda began to grow in population.