Urban Models
Which model shows a city growing outward in rings from a CBD?
Burgess Concentric Zone Model
Which area has the highest land values in a city?
CBD
What is the minimum number of people needed to support a business called?
Threshold
What process involves wealthier people moving into older neighborhoods?
Gentrification
What is a city that dominates a country economically and politically? (Larger Population)
Primate city
Which model includes multiple CBDs and centers like airports/ universities ?
Multi Nuclei Model
What type of land use is most common in highly accessible areas?
Retail businesses
What is the maximum distance people will travel for a service called?
Range
What was a major effect of blockbusting?
Neighborhood Racial Change
Where are most megacities located today?
Asia / developing regions
Which model includes a colonial port zone and multiple CBDs?
Southeast Asian City Model
Why are there few residential buildings in the CBD?
High land costs
Which model predicts interaction based on size and distance?
Gravity Model
What policy denied loans to certain neighborhoods?
Redlining
Why are many major cities located near water?
Trade & transportation
Which model includes a spine and elite residential sector?
Latin American City Model
What is a brownfield?
Abandoned industrial land
What theory explains the spacing of cities and services?
Central Place Theory
What is a positive effect of gentrification?
increased property values, neighborhood revitalization, improved infrastructure, increased tax revenue, reduced crime rates, new businesses and job opportunities, improved housing quality, enhanced public services, greater economic investment
Why did suburbanization increase after WWII?
Cars, highways, loans (GI Bill)
Which urban model includes multiple central business districts—such as a colonial CBD, a traditional CBD, and a market-oriented CBD?
African City Model
Why do land values decrease as you move away from the CBD?
Decreasing Accessibility to Services
Why do large cities have more specialized services?
Higher Thresholds
What is a major negative effect of gentrification?
Displacement of residents, loss of historical sense of place/architecture
Which concept explains why land prices are highest in the central business district and decrease as distance from the city center increases?
Bid-Rent Theory