UNIT 6 Cities & Urban Land Use Flashcards
Mixed-Use Development (MUD)
provide more than one use or purpose within a shared building or development area
Transportation-Oriented Development
integrated urban places designed to bring people, activities, buildings, and public space together
Smart-Growth Policies
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
Slow Growth Cities
urban communities where the planners have put into place smart growth initiatives to decrease the rate at which the city grows horizontally to avoid the adverse affects of sprawl
Blockbusting
the act or practice of inducing the sale of property cheaply by exploiting the owners’ fears of lower prices if racial minorities live in the area
Redlining
a discriminatory practice that consists of the systematic denial of services such as mortgages, insurance loans, and other financial services to residents of certain areas, based on their race or ethnicity
Filtering
the process by which homes depreciate in quality as they age and tend to be occupied by lower-income households
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 government to acquire land from private landowners and convert it to public use or to a use with public benefit
Urban Area
a continuously built-up area with a population of 50,000 or more
Metropolitan Area
a core area containing a large population nucleus, together with adjacent communities that have a high degree of economic and social integration with that core
Urban Sprawl
the unplanned rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns
Edge City
a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment outside a traditional downtown or central business district, in what had previously been a suburban residential or rural area
Boomburg
a rapidly growing, sprawling city of 100,000 or more on the edge of a major metropolitan area
Exurb
a region or settlement that lies outside a city and usually beyond its suburbs and that often is inhabited chiefly by well-to-do families
Infill
the rededication of land in an urban environment, usually open-space, to new construction
Range
the max distance people are willing to travel to use a service
Threshold
comprises the smallest market area necessary for the goods and services to be economically viable
Megacity
a very large city, typically with a population of more than 10 million people
Metacity
any urban area or conurbation with more than 20 million people
