the minimum number of people needed for a business to operate

the maximum distance people are willing to travel to get a product or service

refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases

this is bid rent

a discriminatory practice in which financial institutions and other organizations deny or limit financial services, insurance, or other resources to residents of certain areas, typically because those areas are predominantly inhabited by racial or ethnic minorities

stimulates economic activity in an economically distressed area (like a ghetto)

what has typically influenced sectors of urban development?

combines elements of Latin American Culture and globalization by combining radial sectors and concentric zones.

feature high-class residential zones that stem from the center, middle-class residential zones that occur in inner-city areas, and low-income squatter settlements that occur in the periphery

gentrification is typically privately funded, but governed by the city level

the volume of trade between two countries is proportional to their economic mass and a measure of their relative trade frictions

describes expansion in concentric rings around the central business district

public transportation promotes less pollution (sustainable)

-endure rapid pop. growth

-unequal growth

-squatter development

covers a range of development and conservation strategies that help protect our health and natural environment and make our communities more attractive, economically stronger, and more socially diverse

a planning and development approach based on the principles of how cities and towns had been built for the last several centuries

If all cities in a country are placed in order. from the largest to the smallest, each one will have a population half the size of the preceding city

a city that does not have one central area, but instead has several nodes that act as regional centers for economic or residential activity within one larger city.

represents a city with growth independent of the CBD that is traditionally connected to the central city by means of an arterial highway or interstate

often happens into large metropolitan areas

A ranking of settlements (hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis) according to their size and economic functions

what led to the creation of suburbia

indus river valley

northern india

travel time deminishing due to technological advances

the physical environment may set limitations on humans, but we have the ability to adjust the environment and create alternatives

human behaviors are a direct result of the environment around them

japan

go over agricltural concepts

Japan fertility rate

these areas were shatterbelt regiong, because they were stuck in between the fight of the democratic west and communist USSR

western europe pull factors

where were refugees from africa and the middle east going

activities involving the extraction of raw materials or production of them

proccessing or refinig natural resources

provision of services

services concerned with information and money/goods

led to higher research or education

agriculture

textile

market

financial planning

jobs in federal state

a naturally occuring barrier between two areas (ex. mountain range)

former boundary that is no longer in use (ex. great wall of china)

a boundary created with disregard for the residents that lived in the area before the boundary was created (ex. us mexico border)

A politically bound area controlled by an established government that has authority over its internal affairs and foreign policy

any of various languages used as common or commercial tongues among peoples of diverse speech ex. english for global trade

exact place on earth ex. coordinates

where the largest concnetration of least developed countries are

land used to make a profit (ex. parking lots, hotels, etc.)

-higher than 10 million pop.

-more jobs, higher wages, better living conditons, health service, facilities, and less chance of natural disaster

-extensive transportation center

-gentrification buildings

-CBD

-transp. releases a lot of pollution

what is the modern city model

covers a range of development and conservation strategies that help protect our health and natural environment and make our communities more attractive, economically stronger, and more socially diverse.

smart growth goals of new urbanism