AQPHG Unit 6

Zoning

Laws that dictate how land can be used (residential, commercial, industrial)

Infilling

development of underused land in urban areas for commercial/residential use

megacity

- city with 10 million or more residents

- expected to be in periphery & semi-periphery countries

- Rapid growth, often unplanned; high poverty, informal settlements (slums)

Manila, Philippines 🇵🇭 (~14M)

Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬 (~15M)

meta city

city with over 20 million residents

mostly in core countries

More developed infrastructure, major global economic hubs

Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 (~37M)

Seoul, South Korea 🇰🇷 (~25M)

boom burg

fast growing suburban that developed into a sprawling city

is not the main city of a metropolitan area.

consists of office, retail, and light industrial spaces, as well as trendy restaurants and upscale shops.

exurb

settlement outside suburban area but still connected to metro area

edge cities

an urban area with a large suburban residential and business area surrounding it

urban decentralization

businesses moving away from center

world cities

control center of the global economy

not necessarily the largest population

New York city (ex. hearth of hip hop, United Nations)

Los Angeles (ex. Hollywood)

Rank-size rule

largest city by population is the base line that other cities are ranked accordingly

• New York City (8.6 M)

• Los Angeles (4 M)

• Chicago (2.6M)

Primate City Rule

largest city that far exceeds the next city’s population size & importance

• mexico city (20 M)

• Guadalajara (5 M)

Gravity Model

the larger & closer 2 cities are the more interactions they’ll have

Christaller’s center place theory

• all market areas are focused on a central settlement that is a place of exchange and service provision

limitations

• assumes flat land

• only considers economic decisions (other functions like government)

• doesn’t consider transportation & tech (online shopping)

infrastructure

all systems/structures that support population

smart growth policies

tries to combat urban sprawl

mixed land use

walkable neighborhoods

diverse housing options

protection of natural environment

greenbelt

ideas with plants that surround a city

barrier between urban and rural areas

disamenity zones

places where there’s no amenities like water or sanitization

Inclusionary Zoning

Policies that require parts of new developments to include affordable housing to law income residents

galactic model

multiple nuclei model

metropolitan area

city surrounding areas that are influenced economicallu and culturally by the city