The movement of people from large urban areas into rural or smaller urban areas
Decentralisation
The movement of population and industry from the urban centre to outlying areas.
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The movement of government institutions or headquarters of businesses away from the central/core areas of a country.
Deindustrialisation
The loss of jobs in the manufacturing sector, which occurred in the UK in the second half of the 20th century.
Edge city
A self-contained settlement which has emerged beyond the original city boundary and developed as a city in its own right.
Gentrification
The buying and renovating of properties, often in more run-down areas, by wealthy individuals.
Suburbanisation
The movement of people from living in the inner parts of a city to living on the outer edges, facilitated by the development of transport links
Urban resurgence
The regeneration, both economic and structural, of an urban area which has been through a period of decline, initiated by redevelopment schemes and demographic processes
Urban sprawl
The spread of an urban area into the surrounding countryside
