MISC
Migration
City Planning
Discriminate
Models and Theories
100
What is the term for the act of removing or sealing off points of contamination within a property in order for the property to be used again without health risks?
Think about what the elders of Chernobyl tried to do
Brownfield Remediation and Development
100
urbanization is leaving the _____ to move to the _____
rural / country to move to the urban city
100
What change did the invention of the railroad in the 1800s CE bring about in terms of living arrangements?
It allowed people to move further away from their place of employmen
100
A person holding a sign saying "Now that the neighborhood is nice why do I have to move?" is most likely protesting what?
Getrification
100
According to the World Systems Theory, the USA is a __________ area. Think of how the USA exploited and controlled Africa during the slave trade and colonization
Core
200
A city in which officials use planning, design, and density to maximize walking and minimize driving. Emissions decrease as pedestrians take the place of cars is known as what?
Walkable City
200
What is counter-urbanization?
The process by which people migrate from urban to rural communities
Leaving the city to live in a rural area
200
London is the largest city in the country of England. This makes London a ________ City
Primate
200
What is the practice of persuading homeowners to sell property cheaply due to their fear of people of another race moving into the same neighborhood, while then selling the home to the new resident at a higher price?
Blockbusting
200
What model is depicted by this image?
Multiple Nuclei Model
300
mass amounts of environmental pollution, inefficient time usage regarding traffic, usage of 25% of all available land, wasting 19 gallons of gas, loosing 42 hours of time, and emitting 380 pounds of carbon emissions are all a result of the reliance on ____
personal automobiles / cars
300
Sub-urbanization is moving from the _____ to live in the ______
city to live in the suburbs
300
What is the minimum population required for an area to be classified as a Metropolitan statistical area?
At least 50,000 residents
300
What is the discriminatory practice of denying services like loans to residents based on their racial or ethnic identity due to stereotypes surrounding their ability to pay and in efforts to preserve the ethnic makeup of a neighborhood?
Redlining
300
Which model claims an urban area consists of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and service business areas tied together by a circular beltway or ring road?
Galactic City Model
400
Why do cities resort to gentrifiction?
Counter-urbanization - people move away from the city and now the city looses out on the taxes the previously paid
400
What is white flight? What prompted it?
1. mass migration of white people out of their old neighborhoods to white-only suburbs
2. Black and brown people having enough money to buy homes in previously white neighborhoods
400
What does smart growth seek to limit? What does it preserve?
Limits urban sprawl
Preserves farmland
400
What is a common consequence of gentrification for the poor people living in the neighborhood?
They are forced to sell their homes and move elsewhere due to rising property taxes and the price of rent
400
This image depicts which city planning theory?
Central Place Theory
500
According to Central Place Theory, what is the purpose of central places / market towns?
To supply goods and services to the surrounding population
500
According to the Concentric Zone Model, what is the claim about how a city grows?
A city grows outward from its center in concentric rings.
500
Metropolitan area is also known as a _____ ______
Micropolitan area is also known as a _____ _____
Metro: "Urban Area"
Micro: "Urban Cluster"
500
What is urban renewal? What are the motivations behind it?
1. Demolishing existing buildings and replacing them with newer facilities
2. To attract wealthier people to move in and invest in the neighborhood
500
What model claims that a city will grow outward from its center in concentric rings, with the wealthier citizens being progressively pushed farther from the center over time?
Concentric Zone Model