<P> The economic impacts of suburbanization have become very evident since the trend began in the 1950s . Changes in infrastructure, industry, real estate development costs, fiscal policies, and diversity of cities have been easily apparent, as "making it to the suburbs", mainly in order to own a home and escape the chaos of urban centers, have become the goals of many American citizens . These impacts have many benefits as well as side effects and are becoming increasingly important in the planning and revitalization of modern cities . </P> <P> The days of industry dominating the urban cores of cities are diminishing as population decentralization of urban centers increases . Companies increasingly look to build industrial parks in less populated areas, largely for more modern buildings and ample parking, as well as to appease the popular desire to work in less congested areas . Government economic policies that provide incentives for companies to build new structures and lack of incentives to build on Brownfield land also contribute to the flight of industrial development from major cities to surrounding suburban areas . As suburban industrial development becomes increasingly more profitable, it becomes less financially attractive to build in high - density areas . Another impact of industry leaving the city is the reduction of buffer zones separating metropolitan areas, industrial parks and surrounding suburban residential areas . As this land becomes more economically relevant, the value of such properties very often increases, causing many undeveloped landowners to sell their land . </P> <P> As America continues to sprawl, the cost of the required water lines, sewer lines, and roads could cost more than $21,000 per residential and non-residential development unit, costing the American government $1.12 trillion over the next twenty five years . Along with the costs of infrastructure, existing infrastructure suffers, as most of the government's money that is dedicated to improving infrastructure goes to paying for the new necessities in areas further out from the urban core . As a result, the government will often forgo maintenance on previously built infrastructure . </P> <P> For residential properties, suburbanization allows for home prices to decrease, so people can drive until they can find an area in which they can afford to buy a home . However, these homes may lack certain things such as parks and access to public transit . Also, the prices of homes in downtown center usually decrease as well to compete with the inexpensive homes in the suburbs . One of the main benefits of living in the suburbs is that one gets a much larger piece of land than one would in the city . Therefore, as the size of lots increases, the supply of housing is more limited . This is to mean that as city growth patterns increase the population increases leading to suburbanisation which hence leads to the under development of real estate since it is a business . </P>

The suburbanization of the united states has had which of the following consequences