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Unit 6 Urban Geo
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blockbusting | A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood. |
| Boomburg | A rapidly growing suburban area that has developed it's own unique identity |
| Brownfields | An abandoned property that was previously used for industrial or commercial use and is contaminated with hazardous pollutants |
| Disamenity Zone | An area of region within a city that lacks public services, quality infrastructure, and has a higher concentration of crime, poverty, and sometimes squatter settlements. |
| Edge City | A settlement that has its own economic district and is located on the outskirts of a city/near a beltway or major highway (often have a lot of amenities, businesses, and retail complexes like a CBD) |
| Exurb | A settlement that exists outside of a suburban area, but remains connected to surrounding settlements |
| Forward Capital | New capital city created/appointed for various reasons (econ, cultural, location, etc.); mostly occurring in former colonies |
| Gentrification | A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income, renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class, owner-occupied area. |
| Greenbelts | Area of green space around an urban area intended to limit urban sprawl |
| Megacity | An urban settlement with a total population in excess of 10 million people. |
| Metacity | An urban settlement with a total population in excess of 20 million people. |
| Megalopolis | A continuous urban complex in the northeastern United States. |
| New Urbanism | urban planning that seeks to create compact and walkable cities that are sustainable and socially connected(Walkable streets, housing and shopping in proximity (mixed-use zoning), and accessible public spaces) |
| Primate city | A city that has twice the population of the next largest city |
| Rank-size rule | The population of a settlement ranked n, will be 1/nth of the size of the largest settlement (Second largest settlement will have 1/2 the population of the largest) |
| Redlining | A process by which financial institutions draw red-colored lines on a map and refuse to lend money for people to purchase or improve property within the lines. |
| Site | Exact placement of a settlement on the Earth and it's characteristics |
| Situation | Where a city is, in relation to surrounding features |
| Squatter settlement (shantytown/slum/favela) | Housing and residential areas that have been built without legal authorization. City areas that cannot provide basic living standards |
| Suburbanization | Process of people moving, usually from cities, to residential areas on outskirts of cities |
| Urban decentralization | The movement of a population away from an urban core and towards settlement in the outskirts of the city |
| Urbanization | Development of towns and cities |
| Urban renewal | The process of improving and revitalizing a deteriorating part of an urban area |
| Urban sprawl | The expansion of an urban or suburban area into the surrounding countryside |
| World city | Large city that exerts global economic, cultural, and political influence and make up a network of economic, social, and information flows; aka a Global City. |
| Infrastructure | The physical and organizational structures and facilities that are needed for society to function |
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