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Sookdeo ES Ch10

Urbanization

TermDefinition
land cover vegetation and manufactured structures that cover land
land use human activity that occur on land and are directly related to land
urban area mostly developed land covered mainly with buildings and roads that has a human population of 2500 or more
rural area sparsely populated rural areas also referred to as the country
urbanization the shift of a population from country to city
infrastructure an area made up of facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community
heat island an area where the temperature is several degrees higher than the surrounding areas
sprawl the spread of low-density urban or suburban development outward from an urban center
city planning attempt to design cities to maximize their functionality and beauty
geographic information systems (GIS) computerized system for storing, manipulating and viewing geographic data
zoning classifying areas for different types of development and land use
urban growth boundary (UGB) line that city planners draw on a map to separate urban areas and rural areas
smart growth philosophy of urban growth focusing on economic and environment for sustainable growth and avoiding sprawl
ecological restoration restoring native communities
greenway strips of vegetated open spaces that connect parks or neighborhood located around rivers, streams and canals
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