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TCi Lesson 5
Urban Sprawl
Term | Definition |
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urban fringe | A ring of small towns and suburbs that surround a big city |
urban sprawl | Rapid and often poorly planned spread of cities and suburbs |
gentrification | Replacing old run-down neighborhoods with new types of construction |
rural fringe | the small towns, farms, and open spaces that lie just beyond a city’s suburbs |
suburb | A developed area at the edge of a city that is mainly homes |
metropolitan area | A major population center made up of a large city and the smaller suburbs and towns that surround it |
mixed-use developments | Development that combines housing and businesses in one area |
urban core | The older part of a big city that often serves as the downtown or central business district |
infill | Filling in empty or run-down parts of a city with new development |
urban growth boundaries | A legal border that separates urban land from rural land |