Cities Around the World
These cities dominate global trade and culture.
What are world cities?
High population and building concentration in an area.
What is urban density?
Basic services needed for urban life.
What is infrastructure?
Denying loans to people in certain areas.
What is redlining?
Farming in cities to reduce food miles.
What is urban agriculture?
In Sub-Saharan Africa, cities often lack this.
What is a clear CBD or urban core?
Zone often occupied by poorest residents in Latin American cities.
What is the disamenity zone?
Government plan to fix run-down city areas.
What is urban renewal?
Forcing homeowners to sell cheaply due to racial fears.
What is blockbusting?
A walkable, eco-friendly urban development plan.
What is smart growth?
The CBD is surrounded by a market spine in this model.
What is the Latin American City Model?
Area that declines as people and businesses move out.
What is urban decay?
Policies that encourage compact city development.
What is smart growth?
Neighborhood change due to rising costs and displacement.
What is gentrification?
Transportation policy for reducing carbon emissions.
What is public transit investment or bike lanes?
Many Southeast Asian cities are shaped by this historical influence.
What is colonialism or port cities?
Pattern of land value increasing toward the city center.
What is the bid-rent theory?
Design that prioritizes walkability, mixed-use, and green space.
What is sustainable urban design?
Informal housing on the periphery of cities.
What is a squatter settlement?
The practice of reusing abandoned urban structures.
What is adaptive reuse?
The African city model has multiple of these.
What are central business districts (CBDs)?
Expansion of urban land without population growth.
What is sprawl?
Dividing land into zones for specific use.
What is zoning?
Lack of access to basic services is common in this zone.
What is the disamenity zone?
A long-term issue in making cities greener and more inclusive.
What is urban sustainability challenge?