Urban History
World Geography Pt. 2
Urban Growth
Transit
Urban Solutions Pt. 2
200

This discriminatory practice, banned in 1968, denied mortgages to people in neighborhoods primarily composed of Black and Brown residents.

What is redlining?

200

Known for sustainable urban planning, this Scandinavian capital features extensive bike infrastructure and district heating.

What is Copenhagen?

200

By 2050, this percent of the world's population will reside in urban areas

What is 70%

200

This type of public transit is powered by electricity and runs on fixed tracks, typically above ground.

What is a light rail?

200

These urban agriculture sites can reduce food deserts in low-income areas.

What are community gardens?

400

This 1930s government agency created color-coded maps that labeled minority neighborhoods as “hazardous.”

What is the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC)?

400

This continent has the highest urbanization growth rate

What is Africa?

400

We began to see an increase in urban growth, during this revolution.

What is the Industrial Revolution?

400

This form of urban transit is increasingly popular in cities with high pedestrian traffic and involves sharing small, electric vehicles for short trips.

What are electric scooters?

400

A collaborative process of shaping public spaces to create quality places where people want to live, work, play, and learn, focusing on community engagement and maximizing shared value.

What is placemaking?

600

This 1961 book by Jane Jacobs criticized top-down urban planning and emphasized the importance of street life and community-driven design.

What is the Death and Life of Great American Cities?

600

This Middle Eastern city, often criticized for its urban sprawl, has experienced massive growth in the last few decades, largely due to oil wealth.

What is Dubai?

600

This term refers to the uncontrolled, low-density expansion of urban areas, often leading to issues like traffic congestion and environmental degradation.

What is urban sprawl?

600

This public transportation system is commonly used in European cities and consists of buses, trams, and trains that are integrated into one ticketing system.

What is a multimodal transit system?

600

These narrow the roadway at intersections or mid-block crossings, slowing traffic and shortening the crossing distance for pedestrians.

What are curb extensions?

800

The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 was passed under this president

Who is Lyndon Johnson?

800

The city-state of this country has an ambitious “Garden City” vision, blending urban planning with extensive green spaces and sustainable building practices.

What is Singapore?

800

This concept, central to the study of urban growth, refers to the concentration of population in a city’s central core, often leading to issues like overcrowding and high real estate prices.

What is urbanization?

800

This fee charged to drivers in congested city centers is meant to reduce car usage and fund public transit.

What is congestion pricing?

800

commonly used term in urban planning that describes an alteration to a community's zoning code to allow new capacity for development.

What is upzoning?

1000

This neighborhood was demolished in favor of building Dodger Stadium

What is Chavez Ravine?

1000

This South American city is frequently ranked among the world’s most sustainable cities, with a robust metro system and green spaces like the Parque Ibirapuera.

What is São Paulo?

1000

This U.S. census term defines a region with a high population density and close economic ties to surrounding areas.

What is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA)?

1000

This urban transit theory argues that increasing road capacity often leads to more driving, not less congestion.

What is induced demand?

1000

A grassroots approach that uses low-cost, temporary interventions to improve cities and neighborhoods, testing ideas and creating change in the built environment through small-scale, quick projects.

What is tactical urbanism?