Suburbanisation

Question 0

Why does suburbanisation take place?

Answer 0

Growth of public transport and private car ownership means the ‘wealthy’ can love further from the workplace

Question 1

What is suburbanisation?

Answer 1

The process of population mixing from the central cities to the suburbs or rural-urban fringe

Question 2

How did suburbanisation change in the UK between the 1930s and 1960s?

Answer 2

1930s - few planning controls led to ribbon development next to roads
1940s - growth became a concern; green belts were set up to combat this
1950s - suburbanisation is better planned
1960s - council houses built, town edges became desirable for parking and greenbelt control was ignored

Question 3

What significant event in 1977 changed housing once again in the UK?

Answer 3

Population projections that by 2021 the population of England would rise by 7%
The number of households would increase by 18%

Question 4

What were the solutions the 1977 projections?

Answer 4

Increasing the amount of people in homes e.g. lodgers
Building new homes on brownfield sites (reusing land)
Building homes on greenfield sites (cheaper land)

Question 5

What are suburbanised villages? (Give an example)

Answer 5

Dormitory or commuter villages with a residential workforce employed in urban areas e.g. Newport