Can Suburbs Be Ghetto?
More Specifically, It's a Suburban Ghetto. .. . These Communities (Often Inner-Ring Suburbs) Are Beset with Problems Once Associated with Big Cities...
More specifically, it's a suburban ghetto. ... These communities (often inner-ring suburbs) are beset with problems once associated with big cities: unemployment (especially among young men), crime, homelessness and inadequate schools and public services. Their populations are disproportionately black and Latino.
What makes a suburb a suburb?
Suburban areas are lower density areas that separate residential and commercial areas from one another. They are either part of a city or urban area, or exist as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city. As cars became the dominant way for people to get to work, suburbs grew.
Why you shouldn't live in the suburbs?
Another study published in the same year, found that people who lived in more spread out suburban communities also reported more chronic health problems, like high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches, and breathing difficulties, than those who live in urban areas.
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