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2. Suburbanization - Wikipedia

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   The disparity of treatment and initiatives between suburban and urban environments in regard to drug abuse and overdose is a public health concern. Although suburban healthcare providers may have more resources to address drug addiction, abuse, and overdose, preconceived ideas about suburban lifestyles may prevent them from providing proper ...

3. Suburb - Wikipedia

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   Weilerswist, a suburb of Cologne, Germany Männistö, a suburban neighborhood in Kuopio, Finland Saaristokaupunki (Archipelago city), a new suburban area in Kuopio, Finland RAJUK Uttara Apartment complex at Uttara, a suburb of Dhaka, Bangladesh The Swedish suburbs of Husby, Kista, and Akalla are built according to the typical city planning of the Million Programme

4. Tract housing - Wikipedia

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   Aerial view of housing developments near Markham, Ontario, Canada. Tract housing, sometimes informally known as cookie cutter housing, is a type of housing development in which multiple similar houses are built on a tract (area) of land that is subdivided into smaller lots.

5. Urbanization in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Currently, over four-fifths of the U.S. population resides in urban areas, a percentage which is still increasing today. [2] The United States Census Bureau changed its classification and definition of urban areas in 1950 and again in 1990, and caution is thus advised when comparing urban data from different time periods. [2] [3]

6. Urban sprawl - Wikipedia

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   A typical suburban development in the United States, located in Chandler, Arizona An urban development in Palma, Mallorca. Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment [1]) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses, dense multi–family apartments, office buildings and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a more or less densely populated city".

7. Criticism of suburbia - Wikipedia

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   Urban Sprawl: The expansion of suburban areas contributes significantly to urban sprawl. This phenomenon involves the spread of low-density residential development over large areas of land, leading to several environmental issues such as habitat destruction and loss of agricultural land.