NEW Urbanism

All of the following are goals for new urbanism except?

• increase homogeneity

• increase affordable housing

• creating lively, vibrant neighborhoods

• reducing urban sprawl

The historical influence of blockbusting and redlining have contributed to ______________ in American cities.

• gated communities

• segregated housing

• public transportation

• exurbanization

New urbanism, smart growth and the construction of greenbelts are efforts to...

• combat or reduce urban sprawl

• industrialize LDC's

• encourage further urban sprawl

The rapid spread of a city from its center is known as...

• New Urbanism

• Exurbanization

• Urban sprawl

• Urban infill

Starting in the 1990's, a movement known as _________ began to feature mixed-use neighborhoods with businesses and residential properties, walkable areas and a variety of price ranges for homes.

• blockbusting

• gentrification

• leapfrogging

• new urbanism

Prosperous residential districts beyond the suburbs are known as...

• galactic cities

• exurbs

• suburbs

• inner cities

Banks might consider giving loans to those who want to purchase and improve homes in a certain urban area too risky so they may refuse loans in certain districts. This practice is known as...

• redlining

• urban redevelopment

• gentrification

• eminent domain

What concept describes the process in which a wealthy family sells its house to a less-wealthy family, who then divides the house into two separate units?

• functional zonation

• filtering

• zoning

• urban planning

the practice of persuading owners to sell property cheaply because of the fear of people of another ethnicity or class moving into the neighborhood, and thus profiting by reselling at a higher price

• redlining

• gentrification

• filtering

• blockbusting

Some features of Urban communities are

• big houses with yards,

• busy streets, crowded with people and tall buildings

• quiet and have less people

• houses are far apart from each other and not many people