Unit 6 vocab Flashcards
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
boomburbs
rapidly growing city that remains essentially suburban in character even as it reaches populations more typical of a large city
brownfields
abandoned polluted industrial sites in central cities, many of which are today being cleaned and redeveloped
census tracts
a census tract, census area, or census district is a geographic region defined for the purpose of taking a census. census tracts correspond roughly to neighborhoods
central business district
the area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered
conurbation
a continuous, extended urban area formed by the growing together of several formerly separate, expanding cities
decentralization
businesses and industry locating outside of the central city
de facto segregation
segregation resulting from economic or social conditions or personal choice.
density gradient
the change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery
disamenity zones
a high-poverty urban area in a disadvantaged location containing steep slopes. a part of the latin america city model, and often includes squatter settlements.
edge city
a large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area
exurbs
communities that arise farther out than the suburbs and are typically populated by residents of high socioeconomic status
filtering
the process of neighborhood change in which housing vacated by more affluent groups passes down the income scale to lower-income groups
gentrification
a process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area.
green belt
a ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area
greenfield
an approach in which a project lacks any constraints imposed by prior development
hinterland
the market area surrounding an urban center, which that urban center serves.
inclusionary zoning
law that creates affordable housing by offering incentives for developers to set aside a minimum percentage a new housing construction to be allocated for low-income renters or buying
infilling
the process by which population density in an urban center is increased by building on waste land or underused land.
mega cities
cities with more than 10 million people
metacities
a new term to describe cities that have 20 million or more people
metropolitan area
a major population center made up of a large city and the smaller suburbs and towns that surround it
mixed use developments (MXDS)
combines several different shopping center types in one complex, including shopping centers, office towers, hotels, etc
