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site
an environmental characteristic of the land like climate, soil quality, and natural resources
situation
factored that connect one site to another like transportation routes
urbanization
is the increase in urban living
suburbanization
the spread of suburban living
megacities
cities with a population of 10 million or more
metacites
cites with a population of 20 million or or more
urban sprawl
growth in an urban area of housing industry and development
urban renewal:
the redevelopment of areas within an urban area, typically neighborhoods in economic decline
gentrification:
the restoration of deteriorated urban areas by wealthier (mostly middle-income) people who move into, renovate, and restore housing and sometimes businesses
low density housing:
land use pattern meant for a small number of residential homes that include a lot of open space and contain the fewest people per geographic unit
medium density housing:
medium density housing: land use pattern in which residential units include multi-unit housing, such as townhomes as well as single-unit housing
high density housing:
land use pattern in which land is occupied by residential units that include multi-unit housing such as high-rise buildings and contain the highest people per geographic unit
zoning:
classifying land and identifying the types of activities that are permitted
new urbanism:
new urbanism: smart growth policy that creates walk-able, mixed land use neighborhoods with commercial and residential areas
green belt:
an area of natural land on which building is restricted and whose main purpose is to curb the outward expansion of a large urban area e.g. London
quantitative data:
census and survey data provide information about changes in population composition and size
qualitative data:
field studies and narratives provide information about individual attitudes toward urban change
edge cities
suburban areas that moved away from the city because the pressures and time it takes it to get into town
world city
are city that have an extremely large influence
primate city
leading city in a country in terms of size and influence
bid theory theory
witch is the idea that closer to the cbd you are the higher the rent it is to live there.
Quantitive date
numerical data that can be counted and measured
Qualitative data
descriptive or opinionated
Gentrification
rental of an area from low income to hight income
squatter settlements
squatter statements residential areas that were developed without a legal clam
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