Unit 6 terms Flashcards
(21 cards)
Mixed-Use Development (MUD)
planning/construction of buildings or neighborhoods for recreational uses within one space
Transportation-Oriented Development
maximizing the amount of space within walking distance of public transport
Smart-Growth Policies
development and conservation strategies that help protect or health and the environment to make our community’s better.
New Urbanism
planning and developing city’s and towns based on how they were built over centuries
Slow Growth Cities
decreases he rate in which city’s grow horizontally to avoids adverse affects
Blockbusting
when real state agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that black families will soon move into the neighborhood
Redlining
refusing someones credit based on race or ethnicity
Filtering
the subdivision of houses by successive waves of lower-income
Zones of Abandonment
the falling demand for houses because houses have been Abandon
Eminent Domain
the right for governments to take private property for public use
Urban Area
the region surrounding a city
Metropolitan Area
a city with the nearby towns and cities included. The city effects economic and social influence
Urban Sprawl
the spread of urban areas on underdeveloped land
Edge City
a city that was born recently its on the EDGE of another larger city
Boomburg
rapidly growing suburbs
Exurb
residential areas beyond suburbs
Infill
the constructions of new buildings in vacant places or prices of land
Range
the max distance people will travel for a product or service
Threshold
the population needed to support a service
Megacity
a metropolitan area with a population of over 10 million
Metacity
an urban area with over 20 million people are ranked by population size
