edge city
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Edge city is an urban development concept describing large concentrations of business, shopping, and entertainment outside traditional downtowns, typically at major highway intersections.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
urban development concept
ⓘ
urban geography concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
automobile dependence
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decentralization of employment ⓘ postwar metropolitan growth ⓘ suburbanization ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
auto-oriented design
ⓘ
entertainment facilities ⓘ extensive parking lots ⓘ high concentration of office space ⓘ large retail complexes ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | traditional downtown ⓘ |
| emergedIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | large concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment outside a traditional downtown ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
major employment center
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regional shopping destination ⓘ service and office hub ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
commuting patterns
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decline of some traditional downtown retail ⓘ distribution of jobs in a region ⓘ |
| landUsePattern |
auto-oriented corridors
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commercial-dominated ⓘ office-dominated ⓘ |
| oftenIncludes |
big-box retail
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cinemas ⓘ convention centers ⓘ corporate offices ⓘ hotels ⓘ limited residential development ⓘ restaurants ⓘ shopping malls ⓘ |
| planningChallenge |
environmental impact of sprawl
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lack of walkability ⓘ public transit provision ⓘ traffic congestion ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
edge-of-town retail park
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exurban development ⓘ polycentric metropolitan region ⓘ suburban business district ⓘ |
| spatialRelationToCity |
often at metropolitan fringe
ⓘ
outside central business district ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
economic geography
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transportation planning ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| transportationMode | primarily automobile ⓘ |
| typicallyLocatedAt |
major highway intersections
ⓘ
suburban areas ⓘ |
| urbanForm |
campus-style office parks
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low to mid-rise buildings ⓘ separated land uses ⓘ |
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