Information About ™Suburbanization |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT SUBURBANIZATION | |
| urban studies and planning | |
| urban decay | |
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Race played a role too in American suburbanization. During World War I, the massive migration of African Americans from the South resulted in an even greater residential shift toward suburban areas. The cities became seen as dangerous, crime infested areas, while the suburbs were seen as family safe places. This view runs counter to much of the world, where slums mostly exist outside the city, rather than within. This social trend is known in some parts of the world as White Flight . Suburbanization is now mostly to blame for the growing traffic problems plaguing some countries' metropolitan areas. By 1990, it was estimated that more than 45% of the US population lived in suburban areas. This massive shift from urban to suburban living has made the United States the world's first suburban nation. |
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