noun phrase · neutral
peripheral development
/pəˈrɪfərəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt/pe·RIF·er·al de·VEL·op·ment
New building or neighbourhood growth that happens on the edge of a city.
Examples
“Peripheral development has increased as people seek cheaper housing outside the city core.”
“Transport links must improve to support peripheral development.”
“Students studied peripheral development to understand how suburbs expand over time.”
Band 8 sentence
“Peripheral development can relieve pressure on inner-city housing markets, but without infrastructure investment it risks creating isolated communities.”
Collocations
- support peripheral development
- rapid peripheral development
Word family
Common mistakes
peripheral development area→peripheral development
development peripheral→peripheral development
Say it for a higher band
5edge of town growth→6suburban expansion→7+peripheral development
Synonyms
edge development
Easily confused
suburban expansion
“Suburban expansion often follows improvements in transport and employment opportunities.”
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