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Explain the concept and significance of satellite towns.

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  • Settlement Geography

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A satellite town is a planned, physically separate settlement within the orbit of a large city, functionally dependent on that parent while holding its own employment base and administrative identity. The definition carries the marks, because the term is routinely misapplied to suburbs, dormitory towns and new towns. It remains the standard instrument of metropolitan…

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  • What a Satellite Town Is Not
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