![]() In the process, we hope to cast some light on the dynamics of contemporary North America metropolitan growth and change, including the sources and patterns of suburbanization. In this essay we want to correct several common errors about the metropolitan area and emphasize some of its distinctive features. The San Francisco Bay Area is hard to get one's head around and is, as a result, frequently misunderstood: underestimated for its massive size, distorted because of its odd spatial footprint, and falsely praised for its social order. Indeed, the Bay Area has been integral to the production of modern American suburbia and its urban system embodies many of the contradictions of the contemporary moment. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is distinctive in several regards, but illuminating of the dynamics behind metropolitan geography. It is immense, de-centered, sprawling, autotopic, multi-racial, divided, and more – a crucible of the modern suburban and exurban metropolis. Photo: Drew Tuma, via Facebook The San Francisco Bay Area is hard to get one's head around and is frequently misunderstood. View of San Francisco and Bay from International Space Station, Sept.
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