Unit 6 - Urban Model & Theories
Model that illustrates the hierarchical spatial patterns/order of cities and settlements; based on economic functions/consumer behavior
What is Central Place Theory?
Housing discrimination maintained by banks - starting in the 1930s, refusal to grant home loans in certain areas because of the ethnic or racial composition.
What is redlining?
The Industrial Revolution is traditionally said to have begun in this country in the late 18th century.
What is England?
This sector of the economy includes activities that deal directly with natural raw materials such as farming, mining, and logging.
What is the Primary Sector?
In this urban model, cities develop around multiple focal points and build outwards to create a functional region.
What is Multiple Nuclei Model?
Housing discrimination maintained by real estate industry - white families were encouraged to rapidly sell when African-American families moved into neighborhoods.
What is blockbusting?
This traditional means of manufacturing was destroyed by the Industrial Revolution.
What is the cottage industry?
As a country develops, its service economy increases. This sector of the economy includes service-related industries.
What is the Tertiary Sector?
This urban model is characteristized by a port zone, which was the center of commerce in colonial times.
What is Southeast Asian City Model?
Residential areas that are situated on undesirable/ abandoned land that are built with found materials and not connected to city services. Also referred to as slums, favelas, barrios, etc.
What are squatter settlements?
When industrialized countries sought raw materials outside their own borders, they often established these overseas.
What are colonies?
This term describes the tendency of businesses in the same industry to cluster together in the same geographic area.
What is agglomeration?
Model that illustrates the spatial relationship/amount of interaction between locations of different sizes - flows of people, trade, traffic, communication, etc.
What is Gravity Model?
Location where residents’ access to affordable, healthy food options (especially fresh fruits and vegetables) is restricted or nonexistent due to the absence of grocery stores within convenient traveling distance.
What is food desert?
One of two major inventions of the early Industrial Revolution.
What is the Steam Engine?
This economic theory states that manufacturing plants will locate where costs are the least.
What is Weber's Least Cost Theory?
Most modern urban model; developed in the 1980s. Focuses on the decentralization and suburbanization of urban environments; includes edge cities
What is Galactic City Model?
The process by which higher income residents or professional developers buy buildings in abandoned, blighted and/or industrial areas for a low cost and renovate, restore or rebuild the property.
What is gentrification?
This legislative act in Britain enabled the Industrial Revolution by freeing large numbers of rural workers for jobs in urban factories.
What is the Enclosure Movement?
According to Least Cost Theory, this type of industry would want to locate closer to the market because its product costs more once it is manufactured.
What is Bulk-Gaining Industry?