Chapter 1: The New Urban Sociology

uneven development

the graphic contrast between the wealthy and the poor, and the contradictions between progress and misery

urbanization

city development

multiple-centered metropolitan region (MCMR)

patterns of everyday life embedded within urbanized settlement spaces in cities, towns, suburbs, and exurban areas

sociospatial perspective/approach

the formation of MCMRs, the role that economic, political, and social institutions play in creating and changing them, and the processes by which these areas are given meaning by local inhabitants

realms

ways urban regions are separated

\-physical terrain

\-physical size

\-the level and kinds of mini-centers, economic, and social activities within

\-the charcter of the regional transportation network

metropolitan district/region

regional and multi-centered growth within metropolitan areas/the growing cities and suburban areas

core based statistical area (CBSA)

the number of two additional metropolitan classifications: the metropolitan and micropolitan (≥10,000

consolidated metropolitan statistical area (CMSA)

areas that meet the requirements to qualify as a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), have a population of 1 million or more, if component parts are recognized as primary metropolitan statistical areas (PMSAs), and if local opinion favors the designation.

metropolitan statistical area (MSA)

a core area with a large population nucleus, plus adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social integration with that core, and substantial commuting interchange (city must have a population of 50,000, and the total population must be at least 100,000)

primary metropolitan statistical area (PMSA)

subareas that qualify as an MSA and also have a population of 1 million or more

metropolitan area (MA)

refers to metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), consolidated metropolitan statistical areas (CMSAs), and primary metropolitan statistical areas (PMSAs).

mega cities

citites with more than 10 million inhabitants

mega regions

massive settlement spaces that exist and are formed through complex networks that don’t reflect patterns of urban growth spreading outward from a single central point

hyper urbanization

The rapid growth and overwhelming sprawl of cities in the developing nations

ecological perspective/approach

the organization of the city emerged out of many independent personal decisions based on moral, political, ecological, and economic considerations

agent-side

Individual actions (of people and businesses) based on individually held beliefs or needs

structural-side

factors (i.e. government and the real estate industry) that promote development in specific ways and thereby mold individual desires through incentives

political economy

government spending and tax incentives

urban semiotics

the study of cultural symbols and material objects that are part of the built environment

settlement space

the built environment in which people live