Unit 5 Vocab Flashcards
Annexation
Legally adding land area to a city in the United States
Ex. In 1898 US territory extended into the pacific after claiming Hawaii as apart of the US
Blockbusting
A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood.
Ex. Perhaps white people in Livingston start noticing more minorities moving in they would sell their houses cheaper in order to have the neighborhood stay populated by a certain race. In this case it’s black people.
Bid-Rent Theory
a geographical economic theory that refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases.
*think concert tickets; the closer you are to the stage, the higher the demand and price for them. Tickets prices will decrease if less people are willing to buy them.
Boomburbs
rapidly growing (double-digit growth) suburban cities with a population greater than 100,000
Ex. Irvine, California; Chesapeake, Virginia.
Brownfields
a property that is potentially contaminated by hazardous substances , pollutants, or contaminants
Ex. Gas stations & Landfills
Central Place Theory
A theory that explains the distribution of services based on the fact that settlement serve as centers of market areas for services; largest settlements are fewer and farther apart than smaller settlements and provide services for a larger number of people who are willing to travel further.
Concentric Zone Model
A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are specially arranged in a series of rings.
De Facto Segregation
people are segregated into separate areas by fact rather than by law or policy. The “de facto” concept usually outlines what is actually occurring in reality rather than what should be taking place in reference to the law.
Density Gradient
The change in density in an urban area from the center of the periphery.
Disamenity Zones
the very poorest parts of cities that in extreme cases are not even connected to city services (amenities) and are controlled by gangs and drugs
Ex. Favelas In Rio
Edge City
A note of office and retail activities on the edge of a urban area.
Ex. LA
Exurbs
a rural space that resides far enough from an urban area that the city has little influence on its amenities or developments; outer districts of an urban city
Filtering
the process of an area of houses are catered to/occupied by those of lower-income.
Galactic City
a city with growth independent of the CBD that is traditionally connected to the central city by means of an arterial highway or interstate.
Gentrification
the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people. into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents.
Gravity Model
the interaction between two places can be determined by the product of the population of both places, divided by the square of their distance from one another
Greenbelts
a designated area of land around a city or urban area that is protected from development in order to preserve open space, reduce urban sprawl , and promote sustainable land use.
Housing Density
the number of housing units per land unit in a given area.
International Urban Models
theoretical frameworks used in urban sociology to describe the way in which cities grow and develop. The models of a city structure are the Concentric Zone Model, the Hoyt Sector Model, the Harris and Ullman Multiple-Nuclei Model, the Galactic City Model, the Latin American City Structure, the African City Structure, and the Southeast City Structure.
Peripheral Model
Peripheral Model Urban areas consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road.
