but do we really need a clear distinction between the two? apart from political agendas, how is a suburb, with the same facilities (eg mall, shopping centers,

but do we really need a clear distinction between the two? apart from political agendas, how is a suburb, with the same facilities (eg mall, shopping centers, amenities etc) that different functionally from a town?? i mean at the end of the day it does come to supply and demand (for beneficial real estate).. suburbs are where people move out of the city to... or rather suburbs are what the expanded regions of a city are.. as demand for a particular location grows (along with the number of inhabitants), the demand for infrastructure grows (further fuelling demand for the said location?).. the article talks about what to do about the "communities we are left with"... last i checked population is RISING.. unless we have found ways to live magically in thin air, demand for housing will rise (not taking into account short term abnormalities like the current financial slump)...