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Synekism
The union of several small urban settlement under the rule of a capital city
Agricultural Village
A relatively small village where most of the population was involved in agriculture
Leadership class
A group of decision makers and organizers who controlled resources and often lives of others. Basically the elites with money that shape the cultural landscape of an area
Rank-size-Rule
Each city will have half the population from the largest to smallest The nth largest city will be 1/nth the size of the largest city
Primate City
A “primate city” is a city that serves as by far the biggest city in the country that it inhabits. It’s population is exponentially greater than the population of the next largest city in that country.
Disproportional large
Central Place Theory
in any given region there can only be one large central city which is surrounded by a series of smaller cities, towns, and hamlets. The central city provides the goods and services required by people living in surrounding communities.
Functional Zonation
the division of a city into different regions or zones (e.g. residential or industrial) for certain purposes or functions (e.g. housing or manufacturing) zone. areas with relatively uniform land use, for example, an industrial zone or a residential zone.
Suburbinization
Land from outside of the urban environment become urbanized
Excerb
Extreme Suburb
Rural Settlmenet
- Small Size
- Low Density
- Socially Homogeneous PopulationU
Urban Settlement
- Large size
- High density
- Hetergenous
Site Vs Situation
Site refers to the physical characteristics of a place, such as its topography, climate, soil, and natural resources. The exact location.
Situation refers to the location of a place in relation to other places and features.
Mega City
10m >
Tokyo
New York
Meta City
20m>
Mumbai
Sau Paulo
Suburbinization
The growth of cities outside of urban areas
Factors that contribute to urban sprawl and suburbinizaiton
Population growth- demand for housing
Economic Factors- Affordable land,
Garden City Movement
Self contained urban areas surrounded by green belts which protected the city from urbanization and provided recreational and amenity values
EX: The Emerald Necklace in Boston, Massachusetts is a system of parks, green spaces, and natural areas that encircles the city. It was designed in the late 19th century by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and includes a number of iconic parks such as the Boston Common and the Arnold Arboretum.
Primate City
The largest city in its country or region
Primate cities can cause Overcrowding and environmental degredation. Pollution
Concentric Zone Model
Created by Ernest Burgess
Cities grow outward from a central area in concentric rings
The hoyt sector model
Homer Hoyt
Cities develop in wedges rather than rings
Nuclei Model
C.D Harris and E.L Ullman
Cities grow around several centers (Nuclei), each serving different purposes and functions
Edge Cities Peripheral Cities
Sprawling from the center cities, CBD Outside of center city
Exurban
Beyond the suburbs. Have high residential but low population density. More rural
Tenements
Multi-occupancy buildings that are usually old and occupied by the poor