Chapter 16 | The Urban Landscape

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Concentric-zone model

A model of urban development depicting a city growing outward from its central business district in a series of concentric rings

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Sector model

A model of urban development depicting a city with wedge-shaped sectors and divisions emanating from the central business district, generally along transit routes

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Multiple-nuclei model

A model of urban development depicting a city where growth occurs around the progressive integration of multiple nodes, not around one central business district

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Node

The focal point of a functional region

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Galactic city model

A model of urban development depicting a city where economic activity has moved from the central business district toward loose coalitions of other urban areas and suburbs; also known as the peripheral model

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Latin American city model

A model of urban development depicting a city with with a central business district, concentric rings, a high-end commercial sector, and sections stricken by poverty; also known as the Griffin-Ford model

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Disamenity zone

A high-poverty urban area in a disadvantaged location containing steep slopes, flood-prone ground, rail lines, landfills, or industry

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Squatter settlement

An informal housing area beset with overcrowding and poverty that features temporary homes often made of wood scraps or metal sheeting

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African city model

A model of urban development depicting a city with three central business districts, growing outward in a series of concentric rings

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Southeast Asian city model

A model of urban development depicting a city oriented around a port and lacking a formal central business district, growing outward in concentric rings and along multiple nodes

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Zoning

The process of dividing a city or urban area into zones within which only certain land uses are permitted

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Central Business District (CBD)

A part of a city where business is centered around, land is generally highly valued and expensive, and is usually located in the historic center of a city

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Infrastructure

All services and institutions that help maintain the health, safety, economic, and social aspects of a country; Can be transportation, energy-generation, communication, sanitation, and more

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Municipal government

The government of a city, responsible for maintaining infrastructure and delivering services such as education and safety

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Primary data

Information collected directly from a source

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Secondary data

Information coming from an outside source and isn't directly collected

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Nominal data

Named, labeled, or categorized data, such as type of housing: single-family detached or apartment

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Ordinal data

Ordered or ranked data, such as low, medium, or high income

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Interval data

Data that has an order, and the difference between two numbers has meaning, like temperature and year

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Ratio data

Similar to interval data, also has a true zero value, such as distance or area

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