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Suburbanization

Population movement within Dallas, TX towards the city’s boundaries.

Gravity Model of Urbanization

The two largest cities in a country will have the most interaction between them.

Megacity

A city with over 10 million people.

Rank-size Rule

The population of a city is proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy.

Metropolitan Statistical Area

An integrated economic and social unit with a large population nucleus.

Central Place Theory

Large cities are economic hubs with radiating connections for commerce.

Conurbation

A large urban area formed by merging several cities.

Annexation

The process of a city legally adding more land.

Meta city

A city with over 20 million people.

Periferico

A road that runs a ring around the central part of a city.

Range

The maximum distance a person is willing to travel to frequent a service.

Suburb

A residential area on the outskirts of a city.

Social Heterogeneity

Race, ethnicity, and social class diversity are all part of one’s social heterogeneity.

Concentric Zone Model

A city grows outward from a central location in a series of rings.

Livability

The area has a good quality of life.

City

An urban settlement that has incorporated into an independent self-governing unit.

Counter-Urbanization

Moving from a large city to a rural area.

Transit-Oriented Development

Mixed land use with high-density housing near public transit.

Greenbelts

Grassy and forested land areas that are put between urban areas.

Megalopolis

A city with extended and connected cities.

Favelas

Informal settlements or slums, often in urban areas of Brazil.

Disamenity Area

A city marked by extreme poverty and social problems.

Gentrification

When young single recent college graduates move into distressed inner city neighborhoods and refurbish them.

Urban Area

The central city and continuously developed areas.

Sector Model

A model of urban structure with wedge-shaped sectors radiating from the central business district.

Threshold

The minimum number of people needed to support a service or business.

Sprawl

The spread of an urban area into surrounding rural areas without restrictions.

Edge City

Busy economic activity on the edge of large cities.

Municipality

A city or town with local government.

New Urban Design

Approaches to urban planning to create walkable and environmentally sustainable communities.

Bedroom Communities

Residential areas where people commute to work.

Urbanization

The process of settlement formation, expansion, and change.

Primate City

The most important city in a country, often significantly larger than the second largest.

Squatter Settlements

Temporary, inadequate, and illegal informal housing.

Shantytown

An informal or makeshift housing such as homeless encampments.