Urban Unit - Definitions

Question 1

CBD

Answer 1

Central Business District

Question 2

Urban Decay

Answer 2

is when part of a town or city becomes rundown e.g. boarded up shops. Unemployment and other social problems may increase in such areas

Question 3

Gentrification

Answer 3

the process by which part of a city changes from being a poor area to a richer one, where people from a higher social class live

Question 4

Derelict Land

Answer 4

land which has been neglected or abandoned

Question 5

The Gorbals

Answer 5

an area is Glasgow’s Inner city

Question 6

Urban Sprawl

Answer 6

the growth of towns and cities spreading and taking over areas of the countryside

Question 7

BrownField Sites

Answer 7

land which has previously been built on but is no longer in use e.g the site of an old factory . Most commonly found in the Inner City

Question 8

GreenField Sites

Answer 8

land which has not yet been built on but is now being considered for a new development e.g. agricultural land found in the Rural/Urban Fringe

Question 9

Commuter Settlement

Answer 9

a place where people live and travel elsewhere for work

Question 10

GreenBelt

Answer 10

the area around a city where development is restricted so that towns and cities do not merge

Question 11

Business Park

Answer 11

an area of offices and modern factories located on the outskirts of a settlement (also called and Industrial estate).