Chapter 12 Flashcards
the centre of a city
central business district
designated land usages
urban structure
three main city models
- Concentric Zone Model
- Sector Model
- Multiple Nuclei Model
areas that show homogeneity in income or ethnicity
neighbourhoods
denying mortgages or loans to certain parts of the city
redlining
that housing units transition from one income group to another
filtering
improving low quality housing
gentrification
spatial separation of two groups
segregation
the majority population
Charter population
a population outside the majority
Minority population
anyone of a group with a non-charter skin colour
visible minority
anyone of a non-charter culture
cultural minority
urban sprawl that creates more cities
conurbation
cities on the periphery of a city
edge cities
high status residential communities with limited access
gated communities
