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Satellite Village
A satellite village is a term for one or more settlements that have arisen within the outskirts of a larger one. Normally people would live in a satellite village, while they worked in the city. See also * Satellite city A satellite city or satellite town is a smaller municipality or settlement that is part of (or on the edge of) a larger metropolitan area and serves as a regional population and employment center. It differs from mere suburbs, Subdivision (la ... References *Lund Studies in Geography: Human Geography. 1989. Issues 53–56. Page 103Google Books*Kanok Rerkasem. Assessment of Sustainable Highland Agricultural Systems. 1994. Pages 107 and 108Google Books External links Dictionary.com definition of ''satellites'' Types of village {{geo-term-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satellite City
A satellite city or satellite town is a smaller municipality or settlement that is part of (or on the edge of) a larger metropolitan area and serves as a regional population and employment center. It differs from mere suburbs, Subdivision (land), subdivisions and especially bedroom communities in that it has employment bases sufficient to support its residential population, and conceptually, could be a self-sufficient community outside of its larger metropolitan area. However, it functions as part of a metropolis and experiences high levels of cross-commuting (that is, residents commuting out of and employees commuting into the city). Satellite cities versus other types of settlement Satellite cities are different from and are sometimes confused with the following related patterns of development. Suburbs Satellite cities differ from suburbs in that they have distinct employment bases, commuter sheds, and cultural offerings from the central metropolis, as well as an independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
