A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood.

• white flight

• blockbusting

• urban hierarchy

• gentrification

Statistics on population, race,

ethnicity, etc. that is collected

• primate city

• world cities

• threshold

• census data

The area of the city where retail and

office activities are clustered.

• central business district

• suburban sprawl

• megacities

• metropolitan area

The action or process of treating

something as something to sell.

• economic sector

• central business district

• commodification

• greenbelts

The areas of city where the very poor

live. Usually run down slums define

these regions.

• NIMBY

• disamenity zone

• redlining

• gentrification

A section of the economy based in

certain types of activities. Includes

the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary sectors. (Some also include a quinary)

• multiplier effect

• range (of a service)

• census data

• economic sector

A large node of office and retail

activities on the edge of an urban area.

• suburban sprawl

• edge cities

• land use

• primate city

A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income, renter occupied area to a predominantly middle class, owner-occupied area.

• redlining

• urbanization

• mixed use design

• gentrification

Land use regulation used to protect undeveloped and natural areas while restricting outward growth of urban areas.

• megalopolis

• urbanization

• gentrification

• greenbelts

The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. Includes things like roads, electricity, sewage, water, etc.)

• zoning ordinances

• threshold

• sanitation

• infrastructure