Abstract

The era of the end of the suburbs has arrived. In the chapter, the historical context of Suburbia is situated as a series of myths related to culture, conformity, equity, environment, and gender. Suburbia has globalized and can be distinguished by four movements: 1) banishment; 2) market displacement; 3) new social formation; and 4) new physical forms. Suburbia is a myth that referred to a specific time and place. Today, global suburbia is now the huge liminal space between central cities and urban fringes.