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The Burbs

2. Suburbs grew as the train and tram network in Melbourne developed
Suburbs grew as the train and tram network in Melbourne developed. This allowed people easier access to the CBD for work and leisure.
The houses tend to be more modern and spacious than that found in the inner city

3. Suburbanisation
The increased movement of people/services and industries from the centres of inner urban areas outwards, toward and onto the edges of built up areas

4. Suburban Melbourne

5. Reasons for Suburbanisation
Public transport and increased car ownership meant that movement around the city was easier and people could separate work from home life
Building societies provided easily accessible mortgages for people to purchase a home
People were wealthier and looking for a better living environment

6. Shift of jobs to a different sector
Cheaper land prices
Room to expand
Green space for children to play in
People could work from home because of advancements in ICT

8. Inner Suburbs Built during the inter war period (1920 – 1945)
Front and back gardens
Semi detached
Curved road patterns and cul- de –sacs
Houses had drives and bay windows
Off road parking but few garages
Lower density housing
Local shopping strips

10. Outer Suburbs Houses built in estates
Detached with front and back gardens
Curved street patterns
Low density
Expensive family housing
Lots of green, open space
Parks, schools, leisure facilities, golf courses etc

12. Advantages
Larger (lower cost of land) and better quality houses, garages built at a lower density
Best performing schools
Less traffic congestion and pollution
Closer to the country
Close enough to CBD to commute daily
Less need for high rise high density housing in the inner city

13. Movement and clearance of inner city for communication networks
Environmental improvement possible when buildings in inner city become derelict

15. Disadvantages
Long commuting times as the population in the suburbs increases – delays, accidents
Higher cost of journey to work
High cost of housing post 80s
Deminished sense of community as people stay behind their fences
Distance to CBD for shopping and leisure overcome by suburban centers

16. Rising crime rates
Inner City decline
Polarisation of suburbs depending on income levels and educational background of the people in the areas

18. Key Terms
Inner Suburbs - residential area surrounding the inner city, characterised by semi-detached houses and tree-lined streets
Outer Suburbs - residential area towards the edge of a city, characterised by larger often detached houses and modern housing estates.
Urban Sprawl - the uncontrolled growth of an urban area into the surrounding countryside
Residential - an area of housing

19. Key terms
Green belt– a tract of open land consisting of farmland, forest, and open recreational areas surrounding urban areas. They are protected by law from new building, unless the government deems it necessary to build there.
Greenfield site– a term used to describe any area of land that has not been developed previously.
Brownfield site – an old industrial or inner city site that is cleared for a new building development.

20. Activities Questions Page 159 Questions Page 160 Question 3
Questions 1, 2, 3 and 7 (comparing South Yarra, Richmond and Hampton)