urban environments Flashcards
1
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function
A
- dominant industry activity
- can also be dominant use of a building (bank/restaurant)
2
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hierarchy of settlement
A
- order of settlement by type
- shows importance of functions
3
Q
site
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physical + human characteristics of a location
4
Q
sphere of influence
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area surrounding a function from which people would travel to visit
5
Q
why urban growth occurs
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- growing population and economic activity
- larger towns attract more people in search of work
6
Q
bid-rent value
A
price of land in a settlement
7
Q
CBD
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central business district - centre of commercial activity in an urban place
8
Q
commercial activity
A
business activity
- shops
- restaurants
9
Q
deindustrialisation
A
closure of industries in HICs
10
Q
gentrification
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modernisation of a neighbourhood through migration of wealthier individuals and enterprises
11
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rural urban fringe
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margin of an urban place where it meets the countryside
12
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burges model
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- based on observations of chicago in 1925
- zones: CBD –> factory zone –> residential
- too simplified
13
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core frame model
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- shows urban structure of CBD
- inner core (retail, entertainment) –> outer core (offices, services) –> frame
- zone of assimilation and discard
14
Q
hoyt sector model
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- city develops in sectors out from CBD
- CBD = center –> low-income residential near industrial areas –> middle-class residential extending outward –> high-income residential in outermost areas
15
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informal economy
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- not regulated by government –> no taxation
- closely linked to informal settlements/slums
