AP human geography unit 6 section 2 and 3

Squatter Settlements

An area within a city in a less developed country in which people illegally establish residences on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures.

Blockbusting

Realtors would purposefully sell a house in a while neighborhood to an African American. Then, the realtor would persuade the white residents to move because the neighborhood was going downhill.

Gentrification

The process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents.

Disamenity Zones

Disadvantage zone (found in latin american city models)

Local Food Movement

A movement which aim to bring local food producers and local food consumers together.

Inclusionary Zoning

Specifies inclusions withing a development, such as a playground or that a percentage of homes must be affordable for low-income families.

Urban Renewal

Cities identify blighted inner-city neighborhoods, acquire the properties from private members, relocate the residents and businesses, clear the site, build new roads and utilities and sell to investors.

Zone of Abandonment

Zones (areas) in a city where abandoned buildings are found

Redlining

Realtors refuse to give loans to “risky” neighborhoods; usually minorities.g

Suburban Sprawl

Spread of suburbs away from the core city.

Brownfields

Abandoned industrial sites that are contaminated to the point that new development is curtailed

Infilling

Occurs where open space presents an economic opportunity for landowners to build small multi-family housing units, placing more people in existing city blocks

Infrastructure

Basic structure of services, installations, and facilities needed to support industrial, agricultural, and other economic development; included are transport communications, water, power, and other public systems

New urbanism

A counter to urban sprawl. Development, urban revitalization, and suburban reforms that create walkable neighborhoods with a diversity of housing and jobs

De facto Segregation

Racial segregation that happens by fact rather than by legal requirement

Green belts

Refers to natural, undeveloped, and/or agricultural lands that surround urban areas. These lands may include open spaces, parks, farms and ranches, wildlands, or a combination thereof.

Walkability

The overall level of comfort, access, enjoyment, and connectivity of an area that facilitates walking

Transportation Oriented development

The planning and construction of communities in greater density around or close to public transit stations

Mixed land use

Cities that blend a use of residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial uses.

Slow-Growth Cities

Urban areas where the planners have put into place smart growth initiatives to decrease the speed at which the city grows horizontally.

Qualitative Data

A type of data that tries to show the unique perspectives and feelings of the individuals who are being studied- more personal data

Quantitative data

Statistical data that can be aggregated to make decisions- usually more objective data