Geography A-Level
Suburbanisation
What Suburbanisation means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Suburbanisation
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The phase of the urban cycle in which populations decentralise through the outward growth of a city into its fringes.
Topics that use Suburbanisation
- Urbanisation (AQA A-Level)
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