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As suburb is called one on the outskirts of a major city located settlement . It is usually part of a conurbation and has little or no central importance for the agglomeration. In the last few decades, particularly in Europe and North America, there has been a trend of population migration from the city centers to the suburbs. In Germany, this meant that the large cities often ran into financial difficulties due to a lack of tax revenue and, as a political restructuring concept and / or to improve their population statistics ( subsidies ), began to incorporate their suburbs.
While in Germany the suburbs of numerous cities are now often incorporated and thus become districts , suburbs in many other countries, such as the USA or Australia, are still independent. In France, the banlieues are partially considered to be social problem areas (see riots in France 2005 ). The situation is similar with some of the suburbs of US cities. Due to the high population density of the continent, suburbs in Europe - especially in Germany - are not just pure residential areas that were built in recent years (dormitories), but often also "naturally" independent villages and towns with their own, z. T. historic town centers.
At least in Germany, suburbs are often driven by local public transport , e.g. B. S-Bahn , well connected to the city center, which is particularly important for commuters and schoolchildren who work or study in the city.
