Unit 6 and 7 Flashcards
Mixed-Use Development (MUD)
single planned development designed to include multiple uses
Transportation-Oriented Development
dense, walkable, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use communities centered around or located near a transit station
Smart-Growth Policies
policies that aim to create sustainable communities by placing development in convenient locations and designing it to be more efficient and environmentally responsible
New Urbanism
an urban design movement that promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighbourhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types
Slow Growth Cities
Cities slow the pace of development to retain sense of place and preserve open space.
Blockbusting
When real estate agents would stir up concern that African-American families would soon move into a neighborhood to convince White property owners to sell their houses at below-market prices
Redlining
When a lending institution refuses to offer home loans on the basis of a neighborhood’s racial or ethnic makeup
Filtering
A process of change in the use of a house, from single-family owner to abandonment
Zones of Abandonment
Urban areas that do not have residential or commercial structures
Eminent Domain
The power of the government to take private property and convert it into public use
Urban area
The region surrounding a city
Metropolitan area
A city and the surrounding areas that are influenced economically and culturally by the city
Urban sprawl
Urban areas expand in an unplanned and uncontrolled way.
Edge city
A city that is located on the outskirts of a larger city
Boomburg
A suburb that has grown rapidly into a large, sprawling city with 100,000+ residents.
Exurb
A fast-growing community outside or on the edge of a metropolitan area.
Infill
Redevelopment that identifies and develops vacant parcels of land within previously built areas that are already served by transportation and other public infrastructure
Range
The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service.
Threshold
the minimum number of people required to support the service
Megacity
A metropolitan area with a population of more than 10 million people.
Metacity
A metropolitan area with a population of more than 20 million
Agglomeration
The tendency of enterprises in the same industry to cluster in the same area