Urban Planning Lecture Notes

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and definitions related to urban planning concepts discussed in the lecture notes.

Urban Planning

The preparation of plans for and regulation and management of towns, cities, and metropolitan regions.

Socio-spatial relations

Relations that organize social interactions and spatial distributions across various levels of government and governance.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Global goals set by the United Nations to address social, economic, and environmental issues.

Disjointed Incrementalism

An approach to planning that advocates for making decisions incrementally or 'muddling through' rather than using comprehensive plans.

Systems Theory

Conceptualizes cities as systems of interrelated parts and emphasizes the interconnectedness of urban components.

Participatory Planning

A planning paradigm that emphasizes involving the entire community in the planning process.

Mixed Scanning Theory

A planning approach that combines both tactical and strategic planning levels to adapt to environmental changes.

Rational Comprehensive Approach

A planning approach focusing on the procedural aspects and systematic stages of planning without a singular predetermined plan.

Garden City Movement

An urban planning movement initiated by Ebenezer Howard advocating for satellite communities surrounded by greenbelts.

Bid Rent Theory

A theory explaining how land prices decrease with distance from the Central Business District due to varying accessibility.

Burgess' Concentric Zone Model

A model proposing that urban land use patterns develop in concentric circles radiating from the city center.

Hoyt's Sector Model

An urban land use model suggesting that cities develop in sectors radiating out from the center along transportation routes.

Multiple Nuclei Model

A model that posits cities develop with multiple growth points or 'nuclei' rather than a single central business district.

Transactive Planning

A form of planning that prioritizes public participation and interpersonal dialogue as key components of the planning process.

Advocacy Planning Theory

A planning theory that emphasizes equal representation and advocacy for underprivileged groups in the planning process.

Radical Planning

A stream of urban planning that advocates for equitable and community-based development.