Episode 1

The Suburban Menace

Suburbanisation

The movement of people, employment and facilities away from the inner city towards outer urban areas

Factors that led to rapid suburban growth in the 20th century

Mass car ownership Changing transport technologies on urban

morphologyUrban morphology: Factors that contribute to a city’s morphology

include: its land use and street patterns Building types and materials socioeconomic and cultural influences

The development of the commercial trucking industry

Commercial Trucking

Mass Car Ownership

Streetcars (Trams)

Multiple Nuclei Model (Harris/Ullman)

More complex model involving the development of urban areas around pre-existing villages

Each village will develop on economic activities and social attractiveness

More then one CBD, although one will be dominant

Features of a suburban lifestyle Large regional shopping centre's Minicities or edge cities are distinctive features Contain their own economic and cultural

activities Competition with Central Business Districts

(CBD) for economic activities such as telecommunications, high-tech industries and corporate headquarters

Upsurge in the Suburbanisation employment

Examples of suburban growth – Large Scale

Sydney:

Examples include: Parramatta Chatswood North Sydney Campbelltown Liverpool Bondi Junction

Examples of suburban growth – Small Scale

Wagga Wagga:

Examples include: Estella Glenfield Lake Albert