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Urban Area
A geographic area with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment.
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Urbanization
The process by which rural areas transform into urban areas.
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Central Business District
The commercial and business center of a city.
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Threshold
The minimum market size needed for a business to succeed.
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Range
The maximum distance consumers are willing to travel to purchase a good or service.
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Gentrification
The process of renewing and rebuilding urban neighborhoods, often displacing lower-income residents.
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Megacity
A city with a population of over 10 million people.
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Forward Capital
A capital city that is relocated to a more strategically advantageous location.
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Edge City
A suburban area that has developed its own downtown and economic base.
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Suburbanization
The growth of areas on the fringes of urban centers.
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Metacity
A city with a population of over 20 million.
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Rank Size Rule
A principle in urban geography that states the population of a city is inversely proportional to its rank.
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Primate City Rule
The idea that the largest city in a country is significantly larger than the second largest city.
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Urban Renewal
The process of renovating or revitalizing urban areas.
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Megalopolis
A region characterized by the continuous urbanization of multiple cities into a single, sprawling metropolitan area.
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Squatter Settlement
A residential area where inhabitants occupy land unlawfully.
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Slum Upgrading
The process of improving living conditions in slums.
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World City
A city that is a significant node in the global economic system.
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New Urbanism
An urban design movement promoting walkable neighborhoods containing a range of housing and job types.
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Urban Sprawl
The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into the surrounding rural land.
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Commercial Land
Land designated for business use.
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Residential Land
Land designated for housing.
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Central Place Theory
A spatial theory that explains the size and distribution of human settlements.
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Agglomeration
The clustering of similar industries or businesses in a particular area.
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White Flight
The social phenomenon where white residents leave an area as minorities move in.
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Redlining
The discriminatory practice of denying services to residents of certain areas based on racial or ethnic composition.
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