Studied by 7 peoplesite
settlement
situation
range
threshold
low order goods
high order goods
sphere of influence
conurbation
millionaire city
megacity
metacity
megalopolis
bid rent
central shopping area
shopping parage
retail park
superstore
positive segregation
negative segregation
edge city
dual economy
bazaar economy
street economy
vertical zoning
urbanization
An increase in the proportion people living in urban areas
Caused by rural to urban migration, higher rates of natural increase in urban areas, or reclassification of rural areas as urban areas, as for example with urban sprawl
Many rich companies, process of urbanization is almost at an end and proportion of urban dwellers is beginning to fall→ follows s shaped curve and seems to have tailed off at 80%
For many HICs, there appears to be a cycle of urbanization, suburbanization, counter- urbanization, and re-urbanization.
push factors
pull factors
browfield sites
suburbanization
Outward growth of towns and cities to engulf surrounding villages and rural areas
counter urbanization
urban sprawl
deindustrialization
deinvestment
outflow
contested land
urban deprivation
resilient city
eco city
smart city
urban ecological footprint
gentrification
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