chapter 13 Flashcards
an area delineated by the US bureau of the census for which statistics are published; in urban areas, census tracts correspond roughly to neighborhoods
census tract
the area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered
central business district (cbd)
an urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit
central city
in the US, two or more contiguous core-based statistical areas tied together by commuting patterns
combined statistical area (csa)
a model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings
concentric zone model
In the US, the collection of all metropolitan statistical areas and micropolitan statistical areas
core-based statistical area (CBSA)
A node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area
edge city
A model of North American urban areas consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road
galactic model
an area within a city in a less developed country in which people illegally establish residences on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures
informal settlement
a continuous urban complex in the northeastern US
megalopolis
In the US an urbanized area of at least 50,000 population, the county within which the city is located and adjacent counties meeting one of several tests indicating a functional connection to the central city
metropolitin statistical area (MSA)
An urbanized area between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants the county in which it is located and adjacent counties tied to the city
micropolitan statistical area
a model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities
multiple nuclei model
a model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors or wedges radiating out from the central business district
sector model
statistical analysis used to identify where people of similar living standards ethnic background and lifestyle live within an urban area
social area analysis
a dense core of census tracts densely settled suburbs and low-density land that links the dense suburbs with the core
urban area
in the US an urban area with between 2,500 and 50,000 inhabitants
urban cluster
in the US an urban area with at least 50,000 inhabitants
urbanized area
legally adding land area to a city in the united states
annexation
the change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery
density gradient
a process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low income renter occupied area to a predominantly middle class owner occupied area
gentrification
The four consecutive 15-minute periods in the morning and evening with the heaviest volumes of traffic
rush hour
legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland
smart growth
development of new housing sites at relatively low density and at locations that are not contiguous to the existing built-up area
sprawl
a residential or commercial area situated within an urban area but outside the central city
suburb
a group in society prevented from participating in the material benefits of a more developed society because of a variety of social and economic disadvantages
underclass
