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Define urban and suburban

Urban -An urban area is a human settlement with high population density and
infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are
categorized by urban morphology as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbanism,
the term contrasts to rural areas such as villages and hamlets and in urban sociology or
urban anthropology it contrasts with natural environment. The creation of early
predecessors of urban areas during the urban revolution led to the creation of human
civilization with modern urban planning, which along with other human activities such as
exploitation of natural resources leads to human impact on the environment.
Suburban-A suburb is a residential area or a mixed use area, either existing as part of a
city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a
city. In most English-speaking regions, suburban areas are defined in contrast to central or
inner city areas, but in Australian English, "suburb" has become largely synonymous with
what is called a "neighborhood" in other countries and the term extends to inner city
areas. In some areas, such as Australia, China, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and a
few U.S. states, new suburbs are routinely annexed by adjacent cities. In others, such as
Arabia, Canada, France, and much of the United States, many suburbs remain separate
municipalities or are governed as part of a larger local government area such as a county..\
A suburb is a residential district located on the outskirts of a city. If you live in
thesuburbs, you probably travel to the city for work. Suburb comes from Latin: sub
means "below or near" and urbis means "city." You also will recognize this root in urban.
The different types of developed human settlements are: urban, suburban, rural and
exurban. The main types of communities in urban areas can be: a metropolis
(metropolitan area) (pop. usually over a 1,000,000) or a city (pop. over
100,000.)Suburban: A residential area on the outskirts of a city.
Urban vs. Suburban
What are urban and suburban areas? The cause of confusion lies in the definition attached
to each term. Nevertheless, it is important to know that the meaning of an urbanized or
suburban territory may be differently perceived among the various countries.
Generally, suburban areas (also known as suburbs), pertain to residential districts. A
suburb can also mean the surrounding residential areas of a bigger city, and a group of
these can collectively be regarded as the suburbs. They can actually form a part of a really
big city, or they can be several aggregates of distant residential areas. Quite often, it is
seen that suburbs have a lower population density when compared to urban territories.
Conversely, urban territories are often synonymous to a bigger number of residents, or
people. The more humans living in a certain city, the denser its overall population will be.
Moreover, the term urban can encompass the main city and the nearby towns, without
incorporating the smaller rural establishments, like villages. If ever the urban city happens
to include the latter, it will eventually be called the bigger metropolitan area. Either way,

urban and metropolitan territories are more congested. There usually are more buildings,
and the houses are closer together, unlike the suburbs where you can enjoy more space
and have a bigger area for a backyard or garden.
1. Urban areas have a bigger population density compared to suburban areas
2. Urban areas usually include the inner, or main city, whereas suburban areas are those
that are just adjacent to the city, or surround the city.
2. Urban areas are more congested in terms of people and establishments compared to
suburban territories.

What do you understand by smart cities? Share your

thoughts.
A smart city is an urban development vision to integrate multiple information and
communication technology (ICT) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in a secure
fashion to manage a citys assets the citys assets include, but are not limited to,
local departments' information systems, schools, libraries, transportation systems,
hospitals, power plants, water supply networks, waste management, law enforcement,
and other community services. The goal of building a smart city is to improve quality
of life by using urban informatics and technology to improve the efficiency of
services and meet residents needs. ICT allows city officials to interact directly with
the community and the city infrastructure and to monitor what is happening in the
city, how the city is evolving, and how to enable a better quality of life. Through the
use of sensors integrated with real-time monitoring systems, data are collected from
citizens and devices - then processed and analyzed. The information and knowledge
gathered are keys to tackling inefficiency.[1]
\\\A 'smart city' is an urban region that is highly advanced in terms of overall
infrastructure, sustainable real estate, communications and market viability. It is a city
where information technology is the principal infrastructure and the basis for
providing essential services to residents. There are many technological platforms
involved, including but not limited to automated sensor networks and data centres.