APHUG Unit 6 Services and Cities Vocab

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Blockbusting

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A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that black families will soon move into the neighborhood. Led to 'White flight'.

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Borchert's Epochs of Transportation

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Four time periods of transportation: 1) Sail-Wagon Epoch (1790-1830) - associated with low technology, 2) Iron Horse Epoch (1830-70); steam-powered locomotive & spreading rails, 3) Steel-Rail Epoch (1870-1920); full impact of Ind. Rev. (steel), hinterlands expand, 4) Auto-Air-Amenity Epoch (1920-70); gas-powered internal combustion engine. High Technology Epoch (1970-today); expansion of service & information industries (not part of Borchert's model).

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Census Tract

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Urban areas divided into 5,000 residents each by the US Census.

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Counter-Urbanization

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Net migration from urban to rural areas in MDCs.

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CBD

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Central Business District.

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Deindustrialization

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Loss of industrial activity in a region.

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Density Gradient

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The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery.

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Edge City

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A relatively large urban area situated on the outskirts of a city, typically beside a major road.

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Eminent Domain

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Power of a government to take private property for public use.

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Gentrification

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Restoration of deteriorated urban property. Increased property values may then drive out the poor from the area due to higher rents.