Criticism of suburbia
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Mainstream criticism of suburbia emerged during the housing boom of the 1950s, reflecting concerns about the culture of aspirational homeownership and its societal impacts. Critiques of modern suburbs
An aerial view of housing developments near Markham, Ontario; suburban development is often criticized for its uniformity
Aerial view of Levittown, Pennsylvania c. 1959; William Levitt refused to sell Levittown homes to people of color
Suburban housing in Griffith, New South Wales
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A suburb is an area within a metropolitan area which is predominantly residential and within commuting distance of a large city. Suburbs can have their own political or legal jurisdictions, especially
Criticism of suburbia
…Mainstream criticism of suburbia emerged during the housing boom of the 1950s, reflecting concerns about the culture of aspirational homeownership and its societal impacts. Critiques…
Nassau County, New York, on Long Island (top) is emblematic of the continuous sprawl making up the inner suburbs of New York City, in contrast with Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey (below), characteristic of an outer suburb, or exurb, of New York City, with a lower population density.
Suburban areas in the United States. Bellevue, Washington (top left) Orchard Park, New York (top right) Fremont, California (bottom left), and Dulles, Virginia (bottom right)
Upper middle class suburban housing in Swords, County Dublin in Ireland