Satellite town
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A satellite town or satellite city is a concept of urban planning, although many satellite cities and towns appeared spontaneously near many metropoleis. Satellite towns are smaller municipalities that are adjacent to a major city which is the core of a metropolitan area. They differ from mere suburbs, subdivisions and especially bedroom communities in that they have municipal governments distinct from that of the core metropolis and employment bases sufficient to support their residential populations. Conceptually, satellite cities could be self-sufficient communities outside of their larger metropolitan areas. However, functioning as part of a metropolis, a satellite city experiences cross-commuting (that is, residents commuting out of and employees commuting into the city). It may involve consciously planned cities to act as spiller or dormitory towns. Some examples of satellite cities are Kansas City, Kansas, Newark, New Jersey , Tacoma, Washington and Pontiac, Michigan among others.
[edit] See also
- General
- Rural exodus, New Urbanism, Urban sprawl
- Planning
- Regional planning, Spatial planning
[edit] External articles
- Graham Romeyn Taylor, Satellite Cities. A Study of Industrial Suburbs. ISBN 1402161883
- Berger, A. S. (1978). The city: urban communities and their problems. Dubuque, Iowa: Brown.
- Carpenter, N. (1931). The sociology of city life. Longmans' social science series. New York: Longmans, Green and Co.
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