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the idea the portions of an urban area - regions, or zones, within the city - have specific and distinct purposes
Functional zones
describes a city as a series of rings that surrounds a central business district
Concentric zone model
nodes of economic activity that have developed in the periphery of large cities
Edge city
area with high-quality housing extends outwards from the urban core
Commercial spine
ares not connected to the city services and under the control of criminals
Disamenity zones
the commercial heart of a city
central business district (CBD)
describes how different types of land use and housing were all located near the CBD early in a city's history
Sector model (Hoyt's model)
muslim church
Mosque
a growing secondary center
Mall
small shops clustered along narrow, twisting streets
traditional CBD
explains agricultural land uses, just as it helps explain land use in central business districts ( closer to the center , More the cost)
Bid-rent theory
suggested that functional donation occurred around multiple centers, or nodes
Harris and Ullman multiple-nuclei model
a fort designed to protect the city
Citabel
the outer ring of the city
Pereferico
broad, straight avenues and large homes, parks, and administrative centers
Colonial CBD
when commercial interest benefits each other
Commensal relationship
describes suburban neighborhoods surrounding an inner city and served by nodes of commercial activity along a ring road or beltway
Peripheral model
traditional outdoor markets or covered bazaars
Suqs
areas of poorly built housing
Shantytowns
thrives with curbside, car-side, and stall-based businesses that often hire people temporality and do not follow all regulations
informal economy zone
areas where people live
Residential zones
an original CBD became surrounded by a system of smaller nodes that mimicked its function
Galactic city model
used to describe Latin American cities
Griffin-ford model
neighborhood market by extreme property, homeless, and lawlessness
Favelas (barrios)
where small-scale merchants congregate weekly or yearly to sell their goods
periodic markets