12. Urban Patterns, Processes, and Sustainability Free Online FlashCards

What is urbanization?

Urbanization is the growth of cities and the increasing share of a population living in urban places.

Define urban form.

Urban form is the physical arrangement of buildings, streets, neighborhoods, and open spaces.

What does zoning regulate?

Zoning is the legal regulation of land use, building types, density, height, and sometimes parking.

What is infill development?

Infill development adds construction on vacant or underused land within an already developed area.

What are informal settlements?

Informal settlements develop outside or partly outside formal planning and legal systems and may lack secure tenure or basic services.

Define gentrification.

Gentrification is investment and higher-income residents entering a previously disinvested neighborhood, potentially causing displacement through rising rents and property taxes.

How do mobility and accessibility differ?

Mobility is the ability to move between places; accessibility is the ease of reaching important destinations.

What is transit-oriented development?

Transit-oriented development places compact, mixed-use development near transit stations.

What are agglomeration economies?

Agglomeration economies are the benefits businesses gain from proximity to workers, consumers, suppliers, universities, infrastructure, and other firms.

What does urban infrastructure include?

Urban infrastructure comprises physical systems supporting city life, including transportation, water, sewer, electricity, telecommunications, waste, schools, hospitals, and public spaces.

What is environmental justice?

Environmental justice means all people receive fair treatment and meaningful participation in environmental decisions.

What is green infrastructure?

Green infrastructure uses features such as trees, wetlands, rain gardens, permeable surfaces, and restored waterways to manage heat and storm water.