Models
Name the five sectors in the Hoyt Sector Model
central business district, transportation and industry, low-class residential, middle-class residential, high-class residential
What are boomburgs?
a suburban experiencing significant growth in population and prosperity
What are some suburban areas in Southern Nevada?
Summerlin, Centennial Hills, Aliante
What is a market area?
the area surround a central place from which people are attracted to use the place’s goods and services
What are consumer services?
businesses that provide services primarily to individual consumers, including retail services and education, health, and leisure services
Name the five zones in the Burgess' Concentric Zone Model
(from center outwards)
central business district, zone in transition, working-class residential, medium-class residential, commuter zone
What is a zone in transition?
an area that is either becoming more rural or more urban
Give an example of a world city?
New York City, London, Tokyo
What are exurbs?
the small communities lying beyond the suburbs of the city
What are public services?
services offered by the government to provide security and protection for citizens and businesses
What model does this describe?
A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities.
Multiple Nuclei Model
Define "smart growth"
legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland
Give an example of an emerging city
Shanghai, China; Hanoi, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; Dubai
What are greenbelts?
a ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area
What are business services?
services that primarily meet the needs of other businesses, including professional, financial, and transportation services
What model does this describe?
A model of North American urban areas consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road.
Peripheral Model/Galactic City Model
What is gentrification?
a process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income, renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class, owner-occupied area
Give an example of a brownfield
former gas stations, metal plating facilities, and dry cleaners, abandoned oil refineries, chemical factories, heavy manufacturing units
What are squatter settlements?
an area within a city in a less developed country in which people illegally establish residencies on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures
Give an example of a consumer service
restaurant delivery, personal shoppers, resorts, streaming entertainment services, hairstylists
What model does this describe?
Combines elements of this country's culture and globalization by combining radial sectors and concentric zones; includes a thriving central business district (CBD) with a commercial spine. The quality of houses decreases as one moves outward away from the CBD, and the areas with the worst housing occurring in the disamenity sectors.
Latin American City Model
Define "ecological footprint"
a measure of the human pressures, on the natural environment from the consumption of renewable resources and the production of pollution indicating how much space a population needs compared to what is available
Give an example of a megapolis/conurbation
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston
What is a CBD and what lies in the CBD?
the area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered
Give an example of a public service
public transportation, emergency services, the courts, mail service, electricity