Finding Exurbia: America’s Fast-Growing Communities at the Metropolitan Fringe

Part of the Living Cities Census Series, this publication is a brief for the Brookings Institution in the Cities and Suburbs section. The publication examines the nature, extent and geographical variety of "Exurbs" that are situated in large metropolitan areas in the United States. The publication examines demographic and economic data from 1990 to 2005 and defines exurbs as "communities located on the urban fringe that have at least 20 percent of their workers commuting to jobs in an urbanized area, exhibit low housing density, and have relatively high population growth". Detailed maps and tables are also provided.

• Record URL:
  http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2006/10/metropolitanpolicy-berube
• Corporate Authors:

  Brookings Institution

  Metropolitan Policy Program, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036-2188

  Living Cities: National Community Development Initiative

  55 West 125th Street, 11th Floor
  New York, NY  United States  10027
• Authors:
  • Berube, Alan
  • Singer, Audry
  • Wilson, Jill H
  • Frey, William H
• Publication Date: 2006-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Tables;
• Pagination: 47p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Communities; Land use planning; Suburbs; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban growth; Urban population; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Community development; Community transportation; Exurban areas
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01055584
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 22 2007 11:53AM