<P> Many residents of metropolitan regions work within the central urban area , and choose to live in satellite communities called suburbs and commute to work via automobile or mass transit . Others have taken advantage of technological advances to work from their homes . These processes often occur in more economically developed countries , especially in the United States , which is believed to be the first country in which the majority of the population lives in the suburbs , rather than in the cities or in rural areas . Proponents of containing urban sprawl argue that sprawl leads to urban decay and a concentration of lower income residents in the inner city . </P>
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Many residents of metropolitan regions work within the central urban area , and choose to live in satellite communities called suburbs and commute to work