Cities And Urban Land Use Terms Flashcards
Central Business District
The downtown heart of the central city, the CBD is marked by high land values, a concentration of business and commerce, and the clustering of the tallest buildings. Ex: Skyscrapers
Census Tract
Small country subdivisions delineated by the US Census Bureau as areas of relatively uniform population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions. Ex: 2,500 to 8,000 persons
Commercialization
The transformation of an area of a city into an area attractive to residents and tourists alike in terms of economic activity. Ex: Ft. Lauderdale
Commuter zone
The outer most zone of the Concentric Zone Model that represents people who choose to live in residential suburbia and take a daily commute in the CBD to work. Ex: Emigrants
Counter-urbanization
Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries. Ex: Immigration
Decentralization
Degree to which decision-making authority is given to lower levels in an organization’s hierarchy. Ex: Europe
Disamenity sector
The very poorest parts of cities that in extreme cases are not even connected to regular city services and are controlled by gangs or drug lords. Ex: Slums
Economic base- basic sector/nonbasic sector
A community’s collection of basic industries. Ex: Wealthy
Edge city
A large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area. Ex: U.S.
- basic sector those products or services of an urban economy that are exported outside of the city itself, earning income for the community
- nonbasic sector those economic activites of an urban unit that supply the resident population with goods and services and that have no “export” implication
Emerging cities
a city currently without much population but is increasing in size at a fast rate
Ethnic neighborhood
a neighborhood, typically situated in larger metropolitan cities and constructed by or comprised of local culture, in which a local culture can practice its customs
Female-headed house
a household dominated by a woman
Gateway city/Entrepôt
a city that serves as a link between one country or region and others because of its physical situation
Gentrification/Ghettoization
gentrification- trend of mid to high-income Americans moving into city centers and rehabilitating much of the architechture and also replacing the low-income population
ghettoization-process occurring in many inner cities in which they become dilapidated center of poverty, as rich whites move out to the suburbs
Global cities
centers of economic, culture and political activity that are strongly interconnected and together control the global systems of finance and commerce
Great cities
cities with populations over one million
Hinterland
the sphere of economic influence of a town or city
Indigenous city
a center of population, commerce, and culture that is native to a place
In-filling
building on empty parcels of land within a checkerboard pattern of development
Informal sector/economy
economic activities that take place beyond official record, not subject to formalized systems of regulations or remuneration
Infrastructure
the underlying framework of services and amenities needed to facilitate productive activity
Invasion and succession
process by which new immigrants to a city move to dominate or take over areas or neighborhoods occupied by older immigrant groups
Lateral commuting
traveling from one suburb to another and going from home to work