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Satellite city

"Satellite town" redirects here. For other uses, see Satellite town (disambiguation).

Satellite cities or satellite towns are smaller municipalities that are adjacent to a major city which is the core of a metropolitan area.[1][2] They differ from mere suburbs, subdivisions and especially bedroom communities in that they have municipal governments distinct from that of the core metropolis and employment bases sufficient to support their residential populations. Conceptually, satellite cities could be self-sufficient communities outside of their larger metropolitan areas. However, functioning as part of a metropolis, a satellite city experiences cross-commuting (that is, residents commuting out of and employees commuting into the city).

CharacteristicsEdit

Satellite cities are small or medium-sized cities near a large metropolis, that:

  • predate the metropolis' suburban expansion
  • are at least partially independent from that metropolis economically and socially
  • are physically separated from the metropolis by rural territory or by a major geographic barrier such as a large river; satellite cities should have their own independent urbanized area, or equivalent
  • have their own bedroom communities
  • have a traditional downtown surrounded by traditional "inner city" neighborhoods
  • may or may not be counted as part of the large metropolis' Combined Statistical Area

Quick referenceEdit

In the United States, the easiest way to tell if a community is a satellite city or some other type of development (see below) is to refer to the List of United States urban areas, to see if it has its own independent urbanized area or is considered to be part of the urbanized area of its larger neighbor. This rule has exceptions, but should generally be followed.

Satellite cities versus other types of settlementEdit

Satellite cities are different from and are sometimes confused with the following related patterns of development.

SuburbsEdit

Satellite cities differ from suburbs in that they have distinct employment bases, commutersheds, and cultural offerings from the central metropolis, as well as an independent municipal government. Satellite cities are not bedroom communities.

Edge citiesEdit

Satellite cities differ from edge cities, which are suburbs with large employment bases and cultural offerings, in that satellite cities must have a true historic downtown, a distinct independent municipal government, existed as a city prior to becoming interconnected with the larger metropolitan core, and are surrounded by both their own family of bedroom communities and a belt of rural land between themselves and the central city.[citation needed]

Conceptually, both satellite cities and some types of edge city could be (and once were) self-sufficient communities outside of their larger metropolitan areas, but have become interconnected due to the suburban expansion of the larger metropolis. However, while edge cities may have their own government and share many characteristics with satellite cities, they are much more physically integrated with the core city and would not exist in anything like their present form if not for the suburban expansion of their larger neighbor. Edge cities are activity nodes within a metro area, not miniature metro areas themselves.

Some satellite cities that are particularly close or well connected to their larger neighbors and/or have their own historic downtown may also qualify as the uptown variety of edge cities, but the terms are not synonymous.

Multi-polar citiesEdit

In some cases large metropolitan areas have multiple centers of close to equal importance. These multi-polar cities are often referred to as twin cities. Multi-polar cities differ from satellite cities in such cases :

  • satellites are clearly much less important than the larger center around which they are located, while the various nodes of multi-polar cities are close to each other in importance
  • satellites are separated from the larger center by a substantial belt of rural territory, while twin cities may be fully integrated in physical form

For example, Fort Worth, Texas is a twin of Dallas, Texas because though Fort Worth is somewhat smaller, it is proportionally close enough and physically integrated enough with Dallas to be considered a twin rather than a satellite. Generally speaking, cities that are listed as being part of the same urbanized area should be considered twins, rather than one having a satellite relationship to the other.

Metropolitan areasEdit

Conceptually, satellite cities are miniature metro areas on the fringe of larger ones. Satellite cities are sometimes listed as part of the larger metro area, and sometimes listed as totally independent. In the United States, satellite cities are often (but not always) listed as independent Metropolitan Statistical Areas within a single Combined Statistical Area that is unified with the larger metropolis.

ExamplesEdit

See also: List of satellite cities by population

ArgentinaEdit

AustraliaEdit

BangladeshEdit

BelarusEdit

BrazilEdit

CambodiaEdit

CanadaEdit

CroatiaEdit

EgyptEdit

GreeceEdit

  • Piraeus (historical satellite and seaport of Athens, typical example)

IndiaEdit

 
Sec V Office towers, Kolkata, India.
 
Hiranandani Meadows Thane, India.
 
Hitech city, Hyderabad, India.
 
Cyber gate way high-tech IT park Hyderabad, India.

IndonesiaEdit

IranEdit

IrelandEdit

JapanEdit

MalaysiaEdit

MexicoEdit

New ZealandEdit

Statistics New Zealand defines a satellite urban community as one where 20 percent or more of the resident population's work in a main urban area (30,000 or more). The following towns meet this criterion:[5]

PakistanEdit


PolandEdit

RussiaEdit

SerbiaEdit

SingaporeEdit

South KoreaEdit

TaiwanEdit

 
Skyline of Banqiao District, New Taipei City
 
Skyline of Tamsui District

TurkeyEdit

Satellites of İstanbul:

Satellites of Ankara:

Satellite of İzmir:

United KingdomEdit

United StatesEdit

VietnamEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Goldfield, David (2007). Encyclopedia of American Urban History. ISBN 9780761928843.
  2. ^ Shao, Zisheng (19 August 2015). The New Urban Area Development: A Case Study in China. ISBN 9783662449585.
  3. ^ a b Mahmud, Abu Hayat (26 January 2014). "Rajuk's big projects facing several hurdles". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ^ "NCR Region of Delhi: Gurgaon, sonepat, Noida, Faridabad & Ghaziabad Shakuntala Parkwork=delhicapital.com". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  5. ^ "New Zealand: An Urban/Rural Profile" (PDF). Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ^ Lane, James B. (1978). City of the Century: A History of Gary, Indiana. ISBN 0253111870.

External articlesEdit

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