Suburbanization In The United States Questions

1.)Describe the process of suburbanization

- occurs when central cities lose population to the surrounding areas.

2.)What makes suburbanization possible?

-improvements in communications have allowed people to live away from the city without losing touch with what is going on there.

3.)Describe the 'Central City Dilemma'

-the central city dilemma is the concentration of a large population in the need of public services without the tax base to provide them.

4.)Define gentrification

-gentrification is the development of low income areas by the middle-class home buyers, landlords, and professional developers.

5.)Has gentrification occurred in downtown Dallas or surrounding areas?

-yes.

6.)Define edge city

-edge city is a smaller, more focused, version of an urban downtown.

7.)Do you think that an edge city will develop both south or west of downtown Dallas?

-yes.