Urbanization and Related Concepts

These flashcards cover key concepts, definitions, and models related to urbanization and city planning based on the lecture notes.

Urbanization is the process of people moving from areas to .

rural; cities

Suburbanization is the movement of people from cities to __.

suburbs

Counterurbanization refers to people moving from cities or suburbs back to __ areas.

rural

A __ is a city with 10 million people.

megacity

A __ is a city with 20 million people.

metacity

A __ occurs when multiple cities grow and merge into one continuous urban area.

megalopolis

A __ city is a city that is twice as large as the next biggest city.

primate

According to the Rank-Size Rule, the nth city is __ of the size of the largest city.

½n

The __ Model suggests that a city grows outward in rings from the CBD.

Concentric Zone

The __ Model by Hoyt indicates that a city develops in pie-shaped sectors along transportation routes.

Sector

The __ Model states that cities develop with multiple centers of activity.

Multiple Nuclei

The __ Model shows how suburbs develop around a beltway and edge cities form.

Galactic/peripheral

An __ city is a suburb that grows into a mini-city with jobs, shopping, and services.

edge

The __ Place Theory explains how services locate based on population and distance.

Central

A __ is the minimum number of people needed to support a service.

threshold

The __ is how far people will travel for a service.

range

A __ area is the area that a service draws customers from.

market

The Gravity Model posits that cities interact more when they are and .

bigger; closer

__ is the process of converting large homes into multi-family units.

Filtering

__ refers to banks denying loans to neighborhoods based on racial or ethnic makeup.

Redlining

__ is when realtors scare white residents into selling homes cheap to resell at higher prices.

Block busting

__ is when wealthier people move into poor urban neighborhoods, causing property values to rise.

Gentrification

__ Zones are the poorest parts of a city.

Diasamenity

Urban sprawl refers to the spread of low-density, automobile-dependent communities.

Urban sprawl

__ refers to policies aimed at limiting urban sprawl and promoting walkability.

Smart Growth

New Urbanism advocates for __ neighborhoods and mixed-use space.

walkable

A __ is a ring of protected land around a city to prevent sprawl.

Greenbelt

__ Design encompasses eco-friendly city planning, such as solar energy and green roofs.

Sustainable