edge city

English

Etymology

Popularized by the 1991 book Edge City: Life on the New Frontier, by Joel Garreau.[1]

Noun

edge city (plural edge cities)

  1. (US, urban studies) A concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment locations outside a traditional downtown (or central business district), in what was previously a residential or rural area.

References
  1. Garreau, Joel (1991) Edge City: Life on the New Frontier‎, 1st edition, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, →OCLC
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