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edge city  

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  • Edge city is a term used to refer to the edge of an urban area, an area dense with businesses, entertainment, shopping, and recreation. Some argue it has become the major form of urban growth worldwide, pushing residential suburbs even farther aware from the urban core. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Edge City]

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