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Unit 6 Urban Vocab

Across
When the country's 2nd largest city is about 1/2 the size of the largest city, and the 3rd largest city is about 1/3 the size of the largest city, etc.
When the largest city in the country is more than double the size of any other city in the country.
Policies to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland.
Central Business District, typically the most expensive part of the city and where most of the large corporations have their headquarters
Large cities that have a significant economic, political, and social impact across the globe.
The theory that only businesses can afford the CBD and as you move away from the CBD the value of land decreases.
This Model by Hoyt says that social groups in the city are divided into different sectors radiating from the CBD.
Racial segregation that happens by fact rather than by legal requirement
Movement to plan communities that are walkable with diverse jobs and mixed-use buildings and communities.
Process of cities close to each other merging together
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
A prosperous area located beyond the suburbs.
This model is based on U.S. cities and suggest that lower classes live closest to the CBD, while the upper classes live farther out because they can commute to work.
Squatter settlements found in Latin America.
An Edge city that is rapidly expanding
Down
Zones that no longer have police or fire protection. (ex. parts of Detroit)
A model identifiable by the port zones with growth extending from the port. Usually with multiple CBDs due to colonization.
Cities with more than 20 million people.
Rural areas set aside to prevent development and reduce pollution.
Cities with more than 10 million people.
Zones in a city where they do not have access to basic services (water, internet) and often have been taken over by gangs and drugs. (Favelas in Latin America)
When real estate agents try to induce people to sell their homes because of a perception that a different race is moving into the neighborhood.
Laws that determine how land and buildings can be used (Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Institutional).
Former industrial sites that cities are now attempting to redevelop.
Process of wealthy people moving into the inner city neighborhoods and rebuilding older homes.
Refusal of a bank or lending agent to give loans to those in high-risk areas (often minority neighborhoods)
Model of cities that has 3 CBDs (traditional, Colonial, and the market CBD) with ethnic neighborhood
Central Place Theory - suggests people have a range in which they are willing to travel for goods and services. Businesses must have a certain threshold of people willing to travel to them in order to be successful.