unit 6 Flashcards
Mixed-Use Development (MUD)
A mixed-use development blends residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or industrial uses. This blend is physically connected and “functionally integrated”, which is to say everything is interconnected, including walkways or pedestrian crossings.
Transportation-Oriented Development
integrated urban places designed to bring people, activities, buildings, and public space together, with easy walking and cycling connection between them and near-excellent transit service to the rest of the city.
Smart-Growth Policies
Smart growth is an overall approach of development and conservation strategies that can help protect our health and natural environment and make our communities more attractive, economically stronger, socially diverse, and resilient to climate change
New Urbanism
a planning and development approach based on the principles of how cities and towns had been built for the last several centuries: walkable blocks and streets, housing and shopping in close proximity, and accessible public spaces. In other words: New Urbanism focuses on human-scaled urban design.
Slow Growth Cities
urban areas that prioritize sustainable, equitable, and people-centered development over rapid population and economic growth
Blockbusting
the practice of persuading owners to sell property cheaply because of the fear of people of another ethnic or social group moving into the neighborhood, and then profiting by reselling at a higher price
Redlining
refuse (a loan or insurance) to someone because they live in an area deemed to be a poor financial risk
Filtering
A process of change in the use of a house, from single-family owner to abandonment
Zones of Abandonment
The lack of jobs, big declines in land value and falling demand can cause properties to become abandoned, extending even to entire neighborhoods
Eminent Domain
the power of federal, state, and local governments to acquire land from private landowners and convert it to public use or to a use with public benefit
Urban Area
consists of a central city and its surrounding built-up suburbs, with at least 50,000 people
Metropolitan Area
all the areas surrounding a city that can be said to have a high-level of economic or social integration with the city.
Urban Sprawl
the rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns, often characterized by low-density residential housing, single-use zoning, and increased reliance on the private automobile for transportation
Edge City
an urban area with a large suburban residential and business area surrounding it
Boomburg
rapidly growing (double-digit growth) suburban cities with a population greater than 100,000
