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central business district (CBD)

best known and distinctive area of a city

annexation

process where a state incorporates territory from another into its own

concentric zone model

model of city by Burgess centered around rings of a city

sector model

model by Hoyt, centered around sectors of city

multiple nuclei model

haris and ullman, cities develop multiple centers where activity surrounds

squatter settlement

settlements that exist of the grid of a city; without schools, roads, electricity, sewers, etc.

peripheral/galactic city model

central city surrounded by large residential area; tied by beltway

edge cities

nodes located on edge of urban area

urban area

region continuously built up

megalopolis

urban areas overlapping

MSA (metropolitan Statistical area)

formal/legal metropolitan area dictated by government

urban sprawl

progressive growth of city; increases dependence on cars

green belt

rings of open space along city limits to prevent urban sprawl

redlining

banks (illegal) refusal to give loans to certain neighborhoods

gentrification

when middle-class people move into dilapidated urban houses

new urbanism

planning and design approach that seeks to create more livable places with walk ability and mix-use buildings

urban renewal

revitalizing urban areas that have fallen into disrepair

density gradient

the change in population density across an area

filtering

process of selecting certain data from large groups to focus on

zone in transition

area between inner city and outer suburbs; mix of residential, commercial, and industry

zoning

the legal process used by government to regulate land use and development in a city

public housing project

government funded residential buildings designed to provide affordable living

sector model

concentric zone model

multiple nuclei model

how much of transportation is for work?

50%

boomburg

greater than 1000 people, not the largest city in MSA, substantial growth in recent decades