suburbanization


sub·ur·ban·ize

S0857600 (sə-bûr′bə-nīz′)tr.v. sub·urb·an·ized, sub·urb·an·iz·ing, sub·urb·an·izes To render suburban; impart a suburban character to.
sub·ur′ban·i·za′tion (-bə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.

suburbanization

(səˌbɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən) or

suburbanisation

n (Anthropology & Ethnology) the action or process of making or becoming suburbanized