SUBURBANISATION

Kate & Sian

What is Suburbanisation

The movement of people from the central and inner areas to the surrounding residential areas.

It takes place in MEDC’s as transport has developed enabling people to commute to their work place

City

Causes

Increased use of private cars Improvements in infastructure Overcrowding of urban areas 1930’s- few planning controls meant

over expansion which lead to the creation of green belts

Higher quality of life in rural areas Lower house prices and tax

Consequences

Suburbanised areas have experienced much changes in recent years.

New population has been reflected by the change in the land use patterns- New houses have been built.

Local shopping centres have been built, along with many schools both primary and secondary.

Suburbanised areas also have other key elements like woodlands and parks, cemeteries, golf courses and playing fields.

Changes in land use in suburbanised villages.

Developments include •Increase in housing estates of all varieties•New low order services•Conversion of farm buildings

Case Study

St Ives in Cambridgeshire 100km north of London and it lies on the

A1123, 8km east of Huntingdon of Cambridge. St Ives is a riverside town. The surrounding rural area is mainly farmland

with many recent new housing developments. The population structure of the town is

changing due to the community ageing, and a large population of the working people are employed outside the town.

Housing in this area is affordable, but is still rising due to increase popularity. This is creating a gap between those people that can afford the rising costs of the houses and those that are on a low wage.

Recent retired people are moving here, which increase the demand for bungalows and small apartment blocks.

25% of St Ives working population now commute to London ever day by train, which takes an average 50 minutes from the station in Huntingdon.

The services in the area have also increased due to the population increase.

Pressure to increase the housing stock is becoming greater from commuters.