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Garden suburbs

Scope note

Use for suburbs designed to incorporate large tracts of green spaces and to control internal growth and development with an emphasis on residential communities. Distinguished from "garden cities" by their smaller size and location outside urban centers.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000879

Broader Terms used

suburbs

Term used for

suburbs, garden

Equivalent Terms used

garden suburb

Created

13yrs ago

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