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What (who) is exurban - definition

AREA OF LESS DENSITY THAN SUBURBS

Exurbs; Exurbia; Exurban

exurb

['?ks?:b]

¦ noun N. Amer. a prosperous area beyond a city's suburbs.

Derivatives

exurban adjective

exurbanite noun & adjective

Origin

early 20th cent. (as exurban): from L. ex 'out of' + urban.

Exurb

An exurb (or alternately: exurban area) is an area outside the typically denser inner suburban area, at the edge of a metropolitan area, which has some economic and commuting connection to the metro area, low housing density, and growth. It shapes an interface between urban and rural landscapes holding a limited urban nature for its functional, economic, and social interaction with the urban center, due to its dominant residential character.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exurb

exurbia

[?k's?:b??]

¦ noun N. Amer. the exurbs collectively.

Wikipedia

Exurb

An exurb (or alternately: exurban area) is an area outside the typically denser inner suburban area, at the edge of a metropolitan area, which has some economic and commuting connection to the metro area, low housing density, and growth. It shapes an interface between urban and rural landscapes holding a limited urban nature for its functional, economic, and social interaction with the urban center, due to its dominant residential character. Exurbs consist of "agglomerations of housing and jobs outside the municipal boundaries of a primary city" and beyond the surrounding suburbs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exurb

Examples of use of exurban

1. Many voters in affluent suburban and exurban districts –– GOP strongholds –– think their schools have been adversely affected by the law.

2. Like other exurban districts, Hastert‘s once–solidly Republican district of suburban and rural voters has drifted toward the Democratic Party.

3. Another, MoveOn.org, plans to spend $10 million prodding progressive voters in suburban and exurban communities to vote.

4. The Old Dominion is now the New Dominion, particularly in the suburban and exurban counties north of the Rappahannock River.

5. They also stress the need for regional planning, which they say is lacking in many metropolitan areas facing exurban sprawl.