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blockbusting
An illegal process where real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that POC will soon move into the neighborhood
census data
The primary data used by planners to understand the social, economic, and demographic conditions locally and nationally
central business district
a concentration of business and commerce in the city's downtown
commodification
the process though which something is given monetary value
disamenity zone
The very poorest parts of cities that in extreme cases are not connected to regular city services and are controlled by gangs and drug lords.
economic sector
in modern economics, there are four main sectors of economic activity: primary, secondary, tetiary, and quatinary
edge cities
clusters of large buildings away from the central business district
exurbs
areas of new development beyond the suburbs that are more rural but on the fringe of urbanized areas
the information technology center Tysons, Virginia, west of Washington, DC.
gentrification
A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area.
gravity model
A model that holds that the potential use of a service at a particular location is directly related to the number of people in a location and inversely related to the distance people must travel to reach the service.
greenbelts
A ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area.
infrastructure
the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
land use
how the land is used
megacities
cities with 10 million or more residents
megalopolis
a very large, heavily populated city or urban complex.
metropolitan area
region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs
mixed-use design
Multiple uses in one building
multiplier effect
An effect in economics in which an increase in spending produces an increase in national income and consumption greater than the initial amount spent.
new urbanism
A movement in urban planning to promote mixed use commercial and residential development and pedestrian friendly, community orientated cities. New urbanism is a reaction to the sprawling, automobile centered cities of the mid twentieth century.
NIMBY (not in my back yard)
A syndrome under which people are happy to support the construction of an unsightly or unsocial facility, so long as it is not in their own area
primate city
The largest settlement in a country, if it has more than twice as many people as the second-ranking settlement.
public service
a service offered by the government to provide security and protection for citizens and businesses
range (of a service)
The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service.
redlining
A process by which banks draw lines on a map and refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property within the boundaries.
sanitation
maintaining a clean condition in order to promote hygiene and prevent disease
sense of place
Feelings evoked by people as a result of certain experiences and memories associated with a particular place.
site
the location of a place
situation
The location of a place relative to another place
slow-growth cities
cities that don't develop or grow as fast as others
suburban sprawl
spread of suburbs away from the core city
suburbanization
The process of population movement from within towns and cities to the rural-urban fringe.
sustainable design
The idea of designing products that will not negatively impact the environment or damage a natural resource.
threshold
The minimum number of people needed to support the service
urban hierarchy
A ranking of settlements (hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis) according to their size and economic functions.
urbanization
An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.
walkable city
Able to walk place to place easy
white flight
white people move away from racial-minority suburbs or inner-city neighborhoods to white suburbs and exurbs
world cities
cities generally considered to play an important role in the global economic system
zones of abandonment
areas that have been deserted in a city for economic or environmental reasons
zoning ordinances
laws that regulate the uses of property in certain areas
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