urban land use huG

Hoyt Sector Model

Urban model combining radial sectors and zones.

Latin American City Model

Urban structure reflecting Latin American cultural elements.

Megacity

Urban area with over 10 million inhabitants.

Metacity

City with over 20 million residents.

Primate City

Dominant city in a country's urban hierarchy.

Rank-Size Rule

Population size inversely related to city rank.

Redlining

Discriminatory practice denying services based on location.

Semi-Periphery

Countries with intermediate economic status between core and periphery.

Conurbation

Extended urban area formed by merging cities.

Blockbusting

Real estate practice inducing panic selling based on race.

Boomburb

Rapidly growing suburban area with over 100,000 residents.

Brownfields

Previously used land potentially contaminated by pollutants.

Burgess Concentric Zone Model

Urban model depicting social structures in concentric circles.

Census

Survey collecting demographic data of a population.

Central Place Theory

Explains distribution of cities based on service provision.

De Facto Segregation

Segregation occurring by social practices, not laws.

Slow-Growth City

Urban area with minimal population increase.

Southeast Asian City Model

Urban model reflecting Southeast Asian cultural traits.

Squatter Settlement

Informal housing areas lacking legal rights.

Suburbanization

Growth of urban areas into surrounding suburbs.

Walkability

Accessibility of amenities by foot in urban spaces.

World City

Major urban center with global economic influence.

Gentrification

Urban renewal causing displacement of lower-income residents.

Globalization

Cultural and economic interconnectedness across the world.

Greenbelts

Protected areas of open space surrounding urban regions.

Multiple Nuclei Model

Urban model with several centers of activity.