Key issue 1-2
Commuter Zone
Wealthy People Live in
The outer circle with high cost newer housing (commuter zone)
Competition for __ in the CBD
Land
Dense Core, Land in between, Suburbs
Urban Area
Trains, Trolleys, Bus, Subway is an example of
Public Transit
mostly rural settlements
Precolonial cities
Areas where banks refuse to loan money
Redlining
Convention Centers and Sports Facilities are examples of
Public Services
Legally adding land area to a city
Annexation
A model that develops in sectors instead of rings
Sector Model
innermost ring, usually business area
Central Business District (CBD)
High Density, low income living
Public Housing
Jewelry and Clothing stores is an example of
Consumer Services
between 2,500 and 50,000 people
Urban Cluster
Model with rings that represent the different areas, from inner rings being poor quality housing to outer rings being high quality housing.
Concentric Zone Model
Millions Migrate to cities in search of work
Cities since independence
Old large houses divided up and rented to multiple families
Filtering
Advertising, banking, finance, Journalism, and law are examples of
Business Services
One Continuous Urban Complex
Megalopolis
Due to high rent and land shortage in the CBD (innermost ring) this causes
Lack of Manufacturing and Lack of Residents.
Europeans expanded cities following standardized plans
Colonial Cities
Move back to inner city neighborhoods to renovate housing
Gentrification
Location where it is difficult to obtain healthy food
Food Desert
Measures the functional area of a city
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
Model of a complex urban area with many centers.
Multiple Nuclei Model