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unit 6 vocab + test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Infill | building new houses, buildings, or stores inside a city on empty or unoccupied land instead of spreading more outward. |
| Central Place | a city/town that helps provide different goods and services for people who live near by. |
| Census Tract | a small area set up by the government that tracks population data like income, race, housing, and education. |
| central business district (CBD) | the main, downtown area of a city where most businesses, shops, and offices are located. |
| blockbusting | Real estate owners telling white families to sell their homes for lower prices by having them fear that black families are moving into the neighborhood. Additionally, when the black families move in, they make sure to sell the home at higher prices. |
| edge city | a large area that’s outside of the main CBD near highways and the suburbs with businesses, shopping centers, and offices. |
| forward thrust city | a city in a developing country that only grows because of government planning and investment, not natural economic growth. |
| gentrification | When wealthier people move into a lower income neighborhood and change the environment through rebuilding houses, raising property values, and even higher rents. it can also push out the lower income people who can’t afford to live there anymore. |
| zone of abandoment | Part of a city with many buildings and homes that are left empty from the people and businesses who moved away. This part of the city usually has high poverty rates, crime, and barely any investment. |
| megalopolis | a huge urban region where several cities and outside suburbs join together to create one massive area. |
| megacity | when a city has a population of over 10 million people (very large) |
| primate city | the largest, and most influential city in a country |
| metacity | a huge urban area or city with a population number of over 20 million |
| suburbanization | the process of people beginning to move out towards the suburbs of cities where they can find more space, better house pricing, and a calmer lifestyle. |
| urbanization | people moving from rural areas to cities, making the population and size of the city to grow |
| urban sprawl | an unplanned movement of a city when it grows outwards to more rural areas around it that usually has not as many houses, roads, or people. |
| counter urbanization | when people move from large cities to a more rural area or small town because they tend to want a quieter lifestyle, lower cost of living, and more space around. |
| world city | `a well known city world wide that's known for its unique culture, infrastructure, politics, and economy, influencing many other countries around the world. |
| mixed use development | an urban planning system that combines residential, commercial, and also recreational spaces in a certain place. |
| redlining | not approving certain loans, insurance, or services (usually based on ethnicity or race) in a neighborhood, making it hard for them to afford to live there or improve the area. |
| boomburb | a suburban city (not the main CBD) that’s growing very fast though population, jobs, and buildings. |
| brownfield | polluted or contaminated land that was once used in big cities for industry or business work, but is now left alone and abandoned. |
| eminent domain | when the government pays the owner of private land so they can use it for the public. |
| exburbs | wealthy suburb places further out from the city that people move to, but still travel to and from work in the city. |
| squatter settlements | areas with poor conditions and not much access to services that people illegally build homes on land they don’t own. |
| transportation-oriented development | homes, buildings, and stores being built next to transportation systems so people are able to walk, bike, or catch the bus instead of always driving. |
| traditional zoning | rules that help keep different areas of homes, buildings, or even factories apart on separate pieces of land. |
| new urbanization | a new planning system for cities that helps make more places walkable, community based, and a mix of different landscapes/buildings instead of always using cars and spreading everything out. |
| greenbelt | an open land of farmland or forests surrounding a city that is restricted from building on to keep it intact. |
| filtering | as rich people move out of wealthy neighborhoods, or their huge homes, they are divided into smaller and cheaper apartments for lower-income people. |
| shock cities | during industrialization, these are cities that grow extremely fast in terms of overcrowding, pollution, poverty, and poor housing that causes many issues for the city. |
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