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'''Old Towns''' (Æonaran: ''Berisartha'') and '''Old Villages''' (''Beridasa'') - Any settlement built before the [[Sunderance]], including the historic downtowns of cities such as [[Cities of Kiravia#Prevarda|Prevarda]] and [[Sirana]] that were built up mostly during and after the Sunderance. Rural old-towns and old-villages are inhabited predominantly by old-stock Æonaran Coscivians, Umcaran Coscivians, and Empire Loyalists, and occupy an important place in the island's culture as representative of the Æonaran heartland an living Æonaran heritage. Old-towns and -villages have more irregular layouts and architectural variation as a product of centuries of organic growth. Many old-towns, especially in city centres, are anchored by historic buildings formally listed for preservation. | '''Old Towns''' (Æonaran: ''Berisartha'') and '''Old Villages''' (''Beridasa'') - Any settlement built before the [[Sunderance]], including the historic downtowns of cities such as [[Cities of Kiravia#Prevarda|Prevarda]] and [[Sirana]] that were built up mostly during and after the Sunderance. Rural old-towns and old-villages are inhabited predominantly by old-stock Æonaran Coscivians, Umcaran Coscivians, and Empire Loyalists, and occupy an important place in the island's culture as representative of the Æonaran heartland an living Æonaran heritage. Old-towns and -villages have more irregular layouts and architectural variation as a product of centuries of organic growth. Many old-towns, especially in city centres, are anchored by historic buildings formally listed for preservation. | ||
'''New Towns''' (Æonaran: ''Innosartha'') - Cities and towns (or city disticts) built during the Sunderance, usually to accommodate new (or relocated) industrial and/or commercial enterprises and their workers. Many such 'new towns' were master-planned, while others were more organic products of the island's rapid economic development. New towns are architecturally modern and often highly vertical in profile. Post-reunification, some new towns have suffered from {{wp|monotown}} syndrome as their sustaining industrial firms have closed or relocated, while others have endured or diversified their economic base. Some prosperous new towns now have outlying suburbs. | |||
'''Air-Conditioner Colonies''' (Æonaran: ''Asxathuatoriaxerka'', ''Thuatuosartha'') - {{wp|Exurban}} and {{wp|suburban}} developments built during the island's post-Reunification economic resurgence from the late 1990s onward. Air conditioner colonies consist mostly of single-family {{wp|tract housing}}, sometimes with a few townhome blocks. They are stereotypically inhabited by recent middle-class arrivals from the colder climes of Great Kirav or the Overseas Regions, especially retirees and empty-nesters, though in reality many Æonara-born people and families with children live there as well. Many exurban AC colonies include a small commercial district for grocery shopping and other basic services, and offer substantial community amenities. | '''Air-Conditioner Colonies''' (Æonaran: ''Asxathuatoriaxerka'', ''Thuatuosartha'') - {{wp|Exurban}} and {{wp|suburban}} developments built during the island's post-Reunification economic resurgence from the late 1990s onward. Air conditioner colonies consist mostly of single-family {{wp|tract housing}}, sometimes with a few townhome blocks. They are stereotypically inhabited by recent middle-class arrivals from the colder climes of Great Kirav or the Overseas Regions, especially retirees and empty-nesters, though in reality many Æonara-born people and families with children live there as well. Many exurban AC colonies include a small commercial district for grocery shopping and other basic services, and offer substantial community amenities. | ||