urban basics
urban models
urban land use
urban problems
urban patterns & processes
100

the process of more people moving into cities

what is urbanization

100

city model where cities grow in rings from the center outward

what is the concentric zone model

100

areas where people live

what is residential land use

100

wealthier people movie into poorer areas, causing rising cost and displacement

what is gentrification

100

cities are warmer than surrounding areas (ex: new york city)

what is urban heat island effect

200

movement of people from cities to suburbs

what is suburbanization

200

city model where a city grows in wedges or sectors along transport lines

what is the hoyt sector model

200

areas for business and trade

what is commercial land use

200

denying services to certain neighborhoods based on race or income (historical practice) 

what is redlining

200

land value decreases as distance from CBD increases

what is bid-rent theory

300

movement of people from cities to rural areas

what is counterurbanization

300

city model where a city has multiple centers of activity

what is the multiple nuclei model

300

areas for manufacturing and production

what is industrial land use

300

real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices due to fear of black families moving into the neighborhood

what is blockbusting

300

population density is highest in center, lower outward

what is density gradient

400

a city and its surrounding suburbs and towns

what is a metropolitan area

400

uncontrolled spread of urban areas outward

what is urban sprawl
400

areas with residential and commercial are together

what is mixed land use

400

informal housing built without legal rights

what are squatter settlements

400

building based on unused land inside a city

what is infill development

500

the economic center of a city

what is a central business district (CBD)

500

a major city center of business outside the CBD

what is an edge city

500

what are zoning laws that separate land into different uses

what is zoning

500
breakdown of roads, bridges, and services

what is infrastructure decay

500

city expands its boundaries to include nearby land

what is annexation