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    Three causes of suburbanization in more developed countries are: 1) Push factors like overcrowding in cities and pull factors like more open spaces in suburbs 2) Government policies like the GI Bill that made home buying cheaper in suburbs 3) Development of infrastructure like highways that made commuting easier Two consequences are: 1) Environmental degradation through habitat destruction and pollution from increased development 2) Economic development as new industries, shops, and services emerged to support the suburban population

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    Three causes of suburbanization in more developed countries are: 1) Push factors like overcrowding in cities and pull factors like more open spaces in suburbs 2) Government policies like the GI Bill that made home buying cheaper in suburbs 3) Development of infrastructure like highways that made commuting easier Two consequences are: 1) Environmental degradation through habitat destruction and pollution from increased development 2) Economic development as new industries, shops, and services emerged to support the suburban population

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    Three causes of suburbanization in more developed countries are: 1) Push factors like overcrowding in cities and pull factors like more open spaces in suburbs 2) Government policies like the GI Bill that made home buying cheaper in suburbs 3) Development of infrastructure like highways that made commuting easier Two consequences are: 1) Environmental degradation through habitat destruction and pollution from increased development 2) Economic development as new industries, shops, and services emerged to support the suburban population

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    THREE causes and TWO consequences of suburbanization in more developed countries

    (MDCs). [21 marks]

    Suburbanization is the shift of a population from central urban areas into the suburbs

    or city fringes, causing urban sprawl. Suburbanization causes the movement of households

    and businesses out of the city centres, low-density and peripheral urban areas to grow. More

    developed countries or MDC’s are countries that have a developed economy and advanced

    technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. Suburbanisation can

    be caused by push and pull factors, government policies and the development of

    infrastructure. The consequences of suburbanisation are environmental degradation and

    economic development.

    Push factors are those that push people out of urban areas into suburban areas. Pull

    factors are those that attract people. The main push factors of suburbanization are; weariness

    of city life, the perception that urban areas are overpopulated, over-polluted, and attract

    crime. Pull factors for suburbanization; more open spaces, the perception of being closer to

    nature, lower suburban house prices and property taxes in comparison to cities. An example

    of suburbanisation in an MDC is the United states. In the 1950’s , due to industrialization and

    the development of central business districts, city areas in the United States became

    overpopulated, housing was expensive and the cost of living was high while the suburbs

    were open and had cheaper land and a lower cost of living. In addition to this many whites

    didn’t want to interact with people of colour living in the urban areas. This caused the white

    flight movement where a great influx of white persons migrated to the suburban areas that

    were less racially diverse. Another cause of suburbanisation is the implementation of

    government policies. An example of this is the G.I. Bill that allowed low-cost mortgages
    available to returning soldiers from World War II making buying a house in the suburbs

    cheaper than renting an apartment in the city. The Civil Rights Act, commonly known as the

    Fair Housing Act of 1968, prohibited discrimination to be made of a potential buyer or

    renter's sex, religion, race, national origin, and sex. This caused more POC to buy homes in

    urban areas and many whites to migrate. Lastly, another cause of suburbanization, is the

    development of infrastructure. The construction of the Interstate Highway System caused

    another outflow of Caucasians. The convenient highway system that made commuting to

    work and faraway shops more efficiently.

    With suburbanization, there are many consequences, some include; environmental

    degradation and the development of the economy. Environmental degradation is the

    deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil;

    the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution.

    An example of this is the 1950’s urban to suburban migration in the UK due to the collapse of

    heavy industries. Habitats were cleared for infrastructure, disrupting many species that lived

    there. large scale deforestation took place. In addition to this, the continual development of

    the suburbs and areas of commute cause pollution from emissions and municipal waste.

    Another consequence of suburbanisation is economic development. To cater for the large-

    scale migration that took place in the UK, many gas stations, locally owned supermarkets and

    new industry was developed. Also, investments in agriculture were made.

    In conclusion, the causes off suburbanisation are; push and pull factors, government

    policies and the development of infrastructure and the consequences are environmental

    degradation and economic development.

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