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| 9037475270 | Disamenity Sector | 1. The very poorest parts of cities that in extreme cases are not connected to regular city services and are controlled by gangs and drug lords. | 0 | |
| 9037479783 | Smart growth | Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland | 1 | |
| 9037488898 | Annexation | The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation. | 2 | |
| 9037510368 | Gated Communities | 4. Fenced-in neighborhoods with controlled access for people and automobiles. These communities aim to provide security and add to property values. | 3 | |
| 9037527305 | Restrictive Covenants | A statement written into a property deed that restricts the use of the land in some way; often used to prohibit certain groups of people from buying property | 4 | |
| 9038876533 | Enclosure Movement | The process of consolidating small landholdings into a smaller number of larger farms n England during the eighteenth century. | 5 | |
| 9038881471 | Edge Cities | Distinct sizable nodal concentration of retail and office space of lower that central city densities and situated on the outer fringes of older metropolitan areas | 6 | |
| 9038888337 | Brownfield | . A property, which has the presence or potential to be a hazardous waste, pollutant or contaminant. | 7 | |
| 9038892510 | Borchert American City Model | Recognized four epochs in the evolution of the American metropolis based on the impact of transportation & communication. | 8 | |
| 9038900505 | In-filling | Building on empty parcels of land within a checkerboard pattern of development | 9 | |
| 9038908027 | Urban Hierarchy | A ranking of settlements (hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis) according to their size and economic functions. | 10 | |
| 9038914727 | Synekism | The possibility of change that results from people living together in cities | 11 | |
| 9038921517 | Greenbelt | A ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area. | 12 | |
| 9038928054 | Leadership Class | Consists of a group of decision makers and organizers who controlled resources, and often the lives, of others | 13 | |
| 9038935333 | Mixed-use development | Buildings use space for multiple sectors (ex. retail, housing, and offices) | 14 | |
| 9038941922 | Commercilization | The transformation of an area of a city into an area attractive to residents and tourists alike in terms of economic activity | 15 | |
| 9038956450 | Postmodern Urban Landscape | Attempts to reconnect people to place through its architecture, the preservation of historical buildings, the re-emergence of mixed land uses and connections among developments | 16 | |
| 9038963020 | First Urban Revolution | The innovation of the city that occurred separately in five different hearths. People became engaged in economic activities beyond agriculture, including crafts, the military, trade, and government. | 17 | |
| 9038969961 | Tear-Downs | Homes bought in many American suburbs with the intent of tearing them down and replacing them with much larger homes often referred to as McMansions | 18 |
