11-07-2014, 07:45 AM
Satellite Town
A satellite town or satellite city is a concept in urban planning that refers essentially to miniature metropolitan areas on the fringe of larger ones.
Characteristics
Satellite cities are small or medium-sized cities near a large metropolis, that:
• Predate that metropolis' suburban expansion;
• Are at least partially independent from that metropolis economically and socially;
• Are physically separated from the metropolis by rural territory; satellite cities should have their own independent urbanized area, or equivalent;
• Have their own bedroom communities;
• Have a traditional downtown surrounded by traditional "inner city" neighborhoods;
• May or may not be counted as part of the large metropolis' Combined Statistical Area
A satellite town or satellite city is a concept in urban planning that refers essentially to miniature metropolitan areas on the fringe of larger ones.
Characteristics
Satellite cities are small or medium-sized cities near a large metropolis, that:
• Predate that metropolis' suburban expansion;
• Are at least partially independent from that metropolis economically and socially;
• Are physically separated from the metropolis by rural territory; satellite cities should have their own independent urbanized area, or equivalent;
• Have their own bedroom communities;
• Have a traditional downtown surrounded by traditional "inner city" neighborhoods;
• May or may not be counted as part of the large metropolis' Combined Statistical Area