Urban and Population Models Flashcards

Flashcards on Urban and Population Models

Concentric Zone Model (Burgess)

Displays function and land use in rings, assumes flat land, key concept is invasion and succession from the center.

Sector Model (Hoyt)

Urban growth develops in sectors, transportation routes shape sectors, high income areas grow along transport routes.

Multi-Nuclear Model

Growth stems from multiple nuclei, specialized districts emerge, limitation: assumes equal nuclei influence.

Urban Realms Model

Describes modern decentralized cities where suburbs have their own identity, limitation: assumes strong suburban independence.

Latin American City Model

Combines traditional elements with colonial influences in Latin America, disamenity zones are far from the CBD, limitation: not universal.

Southeast Asian City Model

No CBD, clusters around port trading areas, includes colonial, market, and alien zones, limitation: too focused on colonial legacy.

Sub-Saharan African Model

Features 3 CBDs: traditional, colonial, and market zone, influenced by European colonization, limitation: doesn't reflect modern modernization.

Demographic Transition Model (DTM)

Explains population change over time, limitation: assumes every country follows the same path as Europe.

Epidemiological Transition Model (ETM)

Links stages of the DTM to causes of death, limitation: overlooks re-emerging diseases

Malthusian Theory

Population grows faster than food supply, leading to famine, limitation: underestimates human developments.

Concentric Zone Model

What model assumes that urban land use is displayed in rings?

Sector Model

Which urban model suggests that growth develops in sectors shaped by transportation routes?

Urban Realms Model

What model describes modern decentralized cities with suburbs having their own identity?