Urbanization Flashcards
CBD
Central business district; has businesses and the tallest buildings
Synekism
The possibility of change that results from people living together in a city
Urban
The entire built up non rural area and it’s population
City
Conglomeration of people and buildings that serve as the center of politics,culture, and economics
First urban revolution
Innovation of the city which occurred independently in 5 hearths(seeds)
Secondary hearth
Early adopter of cultural practice or trait that becomes a hearth and from there it diffuses
Acropolis
High point of the city
Agora
Marketplace
Site
Absolute location-where?
Situation
Relative location-what is it by?
Urban morphology
Layout of a city
Functional zonation
Division of a city into certain regions for certain purposes
Forum
Focal point of ancient roman life combining agora and acropolis
Trade area
An adjacent region within which its influence is dominant
Rank-size rule
Population of a city is proportional to its hierarchical rank
Primate city
A country’s largest city usually the capital
Central place theory
A way to keep services equidistant from everything(spatial arrangement)
Central city
Urban city, not suburban, original city surrounded by suburbs
Suburb
A subsidiary urban area connected to the central city
Suburbanization
Movement of upper and middle class people moving away from the center of the city to escape pollution
Mega city
High population and migration city in the developing world
Disamenity sector
Poorest part of a city
Zoning laws
Determine what types of buildings or activities can take place in certain areas
Redlining
Refusing loans to risky neighborhoods
Blockbusting
Rapid change in the racial components of residential areas
Commercialization
Transformation to attractive economy for residents and tourists
Gentrification
Rehabilitation of abandoned houses
Teardowns
Houses bought to be torn down and build McMansions in its place
Urban sprawl
Unrestricted growth
New urbanism
Development to create walkable neighborhoods, jobs, etc.
Gated communities
Fenced neighborhoods to create safety and increase housing value
Informal economy
Economy not taxed and does not count in gross national income
Spaces of consumption
Areas to encourage people to consume goods and services
Shantytowns
Slum unplanned development with only shelters
5 urban hearths
Mesopotamia
Nile river valley- massive structures but no walk around the city
Indus River valley
Huange and wei river valley- centered on vertical structure with inner wall for leadership class
Mesoamerica-mostly religious centers
Greece
500 BC, 500 cities connected by trade routes, poor conditions, agora and acropolis
Rome
Largest urban system with extensive transportation and slaves
Asian city model
Triangular with port at the point
Latin American city model
Circular city with spine running down the middle
Concentric zone model
5 circles
Sector model
Circle divided into sections
Multi-nuclei model
Squared jumbled together
African model
Circle with the three sections of the cbd
