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A '''boomburb''' is a large, rapidly-growing ] that remains essentially ]an in character, even as it reaches populations more typical of urban ]. It describes a relatively recent phenomenon in a United States context. The ] was principally promoted by American Robert E. Lang of the Metropolitan Institute at ].


⚫ ==Definition==
'''Boomburb''' is a ] for a large, rapidly growing city that remains essentially suburban in character even as it reaches populations more typical of urban core cities. Like '']'', an older and more widely accepted term, it describes a relatively recent phenomenon in North America.
Boomburbs are defined as incorporated places in the top 50 ] in the United States of more than 100,000 residents, but that are not the core cities in their metropolitan areas and have maintained double-digit rates of population growth (10% or more) over consecutive censuses between 1970
and 2000.<ref>Lang, Robert E. and Arthur C. Nelson. "The Boomburb Downtown". p.2. Alexandria, Virginia: Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech.</ref>


As of the ], the United States contained 54 boomburbs, which accounted for about half of the 1990s growth in cities with between 100,000 and 500,000 residents.<ref>"The Boomburb Downtown". p.3.</ref>
⚫ == Definition ==
Boomburbs are defined as places with more than 100,000 residents that are not the largest city in their metropolitan areas and have maintained double-digit rates of population growth over consecutive censuses. As of the ] the United States contained 53 boomburbs, which accounted for over half (51 percent) of 1990s' growth in cities with between 100,000 and 400,000 residents. The boomburbs listed below are based on the populations of cities determined by and definitions of metropolitan areas used in the 2000 Census. For the Canadian cities, the ] applies.


==List of boomburbs==
Boomburbs occur mostly in the Southwest, with almost half in California alone. Many boomburbs, especially in the West, are products of master-planned community development and the need to form large water districts. Las Vegas, with its expansive master-planned communities and desert surroundings, contains two boomburbs. By contrast, only two boomburbs in the ] are east of the ] and north of ] and ]: ] in ] and ] in the ] region. Even large and rapidly growing Sunbelt metropolitan areas east of the Mississippi, such as Atlanta, lack boomburbs because suburban growth has occurred largely in unincorporated areas or in dozens of small municipalities.
Robert E. Lang of Metropolitan Institute at ] listed 54 boomburbs.<ref> p.2. Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech. January 29, 2005.</ref> Further examples not on Robert E. Lang's original list are marked with an asterisk.


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The boomburbs listed above are based on the populations of cities determined by and definitions of metropolitan areas used in the 2000 Census. Boomburbs have occurred mostly in the Southwest, with nearly half developing in areas of central and southern California.
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== References == == References ==
*Lang, Robert E. and Jennifer B. LeFurgy (2007). ''Boomburbs: The Rise of America's Accidental Cities''. Brookings Institution Press.
⚫ *Lang, Robert and Patrick Simmons (2001). "Boomburbs: The Emergence of Large, Fast-Growing Suburban Cities in the United States." Fannie Mae Foundation, Census Note 06.
⚫ *Lang, Robert (2003). "Are the Boomburbs Still Booming?" Fannie Mae Foundation, Census Note 15.
⚫ *Knox, Paul and Linda McCarthy (2005). ''Urbanization: An Introduction to Urban Geography''. Pearson/Prentice Hall. Second Edition. pp.&nbsp;163, 164, 560.
⚫ *Hayden, Dolores (2004). ''A Field Guide to Sprawl''. W.W. Norton & Company. pp.&nbsp;26–27, 118.


⚫ == External links ==
⚫ *Lang, Robert and Patrick Simmons (2001). "Boomburbs: The Emergence of Large, Fast-Growing Suburban Cities in the United States." Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 06.
⚫ *Lang, Robert (2003). "Are the Boomburbs Still Booming?" Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 15.
⚫ *Knox, Paul and Linda McCarthy (2005). ''Urbanization: An Introduction to Urban Geography''. Pearson/Prentice Hall. Second Edition. pp. 163, 164, 560.
⚫ *Hayden, Dolores (2004). ''A Field Guide to Sprawl''. W.W. Norton & Company. pp. 26-27, 118.

⚫ ==External links ==

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* * by Robert E. Lang and Jennifer LeFurgy, Planetizen


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Latest revision as of 12:44, 4 May 2024

Large, suburban-like city
Aerial view of Chandler, Arizona, a city described as a boomburb

A boomburb is a large, rapidly-growing city that remains essentially suburban in character, even as it reaches populations more typical of urban core cities. It describes a relatively recent phenomenon in a United States context. The neologism was principally promoted by American Robert E. Lang of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech.

Definition

Boomburbs are defined as incorporated places in the top 50 Metropolitan areas in the United States of more than 100,000 residents, but that are not the core cities in their metropolitan areas and have maintained double-digit rates of population growth (10% or more) over consecutive censuses between 1970 and 2000.

As of the 2000 Census, the United States contained 54 boomburbs, which accounted for about half of the 1990s growth in cities with between 100,000 and 500,000 residents.

List of boomburbs

Robert E. Lang of Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech listed 54 boomburbs. Further examples not on Robert E. Lang's original list are marked with an asterisk.

The boomburbs listed above are based on the populations of cities determined by and definitions of metropolitan areas used in the 2000 Census. Boomburbs have occurred mostly in the Southwest, with nearly half developing in areas of central and southern California.

See also

Notes

  1. Lang, Robert E. and Arthur C. Nelson. "The Boomburb Downtown". p.2. Alexandria, Virginia: Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech.
  2. "The Boomburb Downtown". p.3.
  3. Boomburbs; Smart Growth at the Fringe? p.2. Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech. January 29, 2005.

References

  • Lang, Robert E. and Jennifer B. LeFurgy (2007). Boomburbs: The Rise of America's Accidental Cities. Brookings Institution Press.
  • Lang, Robert and Patrick Simmons (2001). "Boomburbs: The Emergence of Large, Fast-Growing Suburban Cities in the United States." Fannie Mae Foundation, Census Note 06.
  • Lang, Robert (2003). "Are the Boomburbs Still Booming?" Fannie Mae Foundation, Census Note 15.
  • Knox, Paul and Linda McCarthy (2005). Urbanization: An Introduction to Urban Geography. Pearson/Prentice Hall. Second Edition. pp. 163, 164, 560.
  • Hayden, Dolores (2004). A Field Guide to Sprawl. W.W. Norton & Company. pp. 26–27, 118.

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