Chapter 12: The City and the Urban Form

Segregation

Segregation

________ can also be based on religion.

Suburban growth

________ was in response to changes taking taking place inside the city, including the establishment of factories and rising population densities.

How is city downtown explained by geographers.

It is the city’s social and cultural hub, economic engine, and political nerve centre. Business, personal, and public services are usually all drawn to the area because of its high level of accessibility.

How is urban land use categorized as?

Urban land uses are broadly categorized into six types: 1)residential, 20commercial, 3)industrial, 4)institutional, 5)recreational, and 6)transportation {including roads, parking lots, public transit, railways, and airports}

Poverty

________ and health problems also go hand in hand as inadequate housing or homelessness increases the risk of hypothermia during cold periods and of tuberculosis, bronchitis, and skin infections.

Gentrification

________ for the poor, especially renters, represents a threat because rising house prices and property taxes may result in their displacement.

specific attributes like; lot size, bedroom

bathroom attachment, number of levels, amount of living space, and state of repair both outside and inside

In what two ways is housing viewed as?

two ways: -as a commodity; is a major capital investment -and as a entitlement;

What is gentrification?

It is the process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants in the process.

What are the positive aspects of gentrification?

Positive aspects: -represents a benefit for middle-class people who seek the character and architectural details that houses in these areas possess, as well as the convenience of living close to the city centre. -also for them, it also represents an opportunity to exploit the differences between the actual and potential value of land.

What are the negative aspects of gentrification?

Negative aspects: -Gentrification for the poor, especially renters, represents a threat because rising house prices and property taxes may result in their displacement. -Gentrification often contributes to greater social polarization, which can lead to social conflict as some inner-city residents actively resist gentrification.

When and how suburbanization begin?

Suburbanization was spread rapidly throughout the twentieth century, it was manly prevalent where land was readily available, planning were weak, populations were wealthy and could afford large homes, and levels of physical mobility were high.

Define Urban Sprawl.

Urban sprawl is often taken to imply not just residential development but also the supporting commercial landscape, with the strip mall and retail power centre as the leading components

Why are people deprived of basic needs, why undernourished or malnourished?

Following are the reasons.

What are the categories of homelessness?

-Rooflessness -Houselessness -Living in insecure housing =Living in adequate accommodation