APHG unit 6 suburbanization – Flashcards

city, its suburbs, and its exurbs These surrounding areas have a high degree of economic and social intergration with the urban core

an outlying, functionally uniform part of an urban are, and is often adgacent to the central city. Most of these are residential

gave WW2 soldiers subsidies to buy homes

Urban cores which are located outside the central business district of metropolitan areas business and jobs came first, and then the people followed

businesses move out of CBD (could be because its too crowded or they just dont need to be there) people start to work for those businesses and then move closer to them. eventually, malls and entertainment centers arise there. So, they start with businesses, and then the people follow the businesses and the jobs, and then the shopping malls and entertainment centers follow the people

periphery grows at the expense of the center people are moving away from the city and into the ssuburbs

city grows at the expense of the periphery

process of industrial deconcentration in response to technological advances and/or increasing costs due to congestion and competition

the process of population de-concentration away from large urban settlements. Cities start losing population

the area/region beyond the suburbs

accidental cities sprung up in the last few decades due to transportation they are created master-planned communities that have grown into each other ex. Plano, TX Arlington, TX

sights that have not been previously been built upon its cheaper to build here because you don't have to tear down buildings undeveloped parts of the city

developing areas that have already beed developed but are ahrd to convert ex. City of Austin Power plant is not used anymore, so theyre turning it into something else

the residential areas of a city

spaces designed for you to come spend money ex. the domain