UNIT 6 VOCAB PART 1
TERM | DEFINITION |
Central Place Theory | A model, developed by Walter Christaller, that attempts to understand why cities are located where they are |
Site | a way of describing where a place is based on the physical characteristics of the surrounding area |
Situation | a way of describing where a place is based on its relationships with the surrounding areas |
Urbanization | population shift from rural to urban areas |
Boomburbs | a suburban city that is rapidly growing, is as large as a major city, but retains its suburban feel |
Edge City | a relatively large urban area situated on the outskirts of a city, typically beside a major road |
Exurbs | an area outside of the denser inner suburban area which has an economic and commuting connection to the metro area, low housing density, and growth |
Urban Renewal | large-scale redevelopment of the built environment in downtown and older inner-city neighborhoods |
Megacity | a large metropolitan area with a population higher than 10 million |
Metacity | a large metropolitan area with a population higher than 20 million |
Suburbanization | a population shift from central urban areas into suburbs |
Inclusionary | municipal and county planning ordinances that require a given share of new construction to be affordable for people with low to moderate incomes |
World Cities | a large city that is very important to the global economy |
Primate City | the largest city in its country or region, disproportionately larger than any others in the urban hierarchy |
Rank-size Rule | the nth largest city in a given country will have 1/n of the population of the largest city in that country |
Range | the maximum distance that someone is willing to travel to receive a specific service |
Threshold | the minimum number of people needed for a service to be worthwhile |
Market Area (or hinterland) | geographic zone containing the people who are likely to purchase a firm's goods or services |
Central Business District (CBD) | the main business and commercial area of a town or city |
Infilling | new development that is placed on vacant or undeveloped land within an existing community |
De Facto Segregation | racial segregation that happens organically instead of being enforced by law |
Greenbelt | an area of open land around a city where development is prohibited |
Mixed Land Use | that blends a combination of residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or industrial uses that provides pedestrian connections |
New Urbanism | an urban design movement which promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighborhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types |
Placelessness | when places begin to feel the same due to loss of cultural and historical ties |