Ap Flashcards

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