zoning laws: restrictions on how land can be used
redlining: banks circle areas on maps in red and refuse loans to homes there, usually minorities
blockbusting: selling a home cheap to a minority to "scare" other residents into selling
commercialization: revitalizing CBD's to promote tourism and residency
white flight: whites moving from an area in response to perceived minorities moving in
gentrification: rehab of rundown homes/areas
teardowns: suburban homes for demolition
McMansions: supersized mansions
urban sprawl: unrestricted growth of roads, shopping, etc without any real urban planning
new urbanism: urban revitalization & suburb reforms w/walkable neighborhoods, diverse houses and jobs
gated communities:fenced in neigborhoods
urbicide: deliberate killing of a city
informal economy: economy not taxed or counted
world cities: function global scale
spaces of consumption:area of city meant to drive buying, driven by global media
redlining: banks circle areas on maps in red and refuse loans to homes there, usually minorities
blockbusting: selling a home cheap to a minority to "scare" other residents into selling
commercialization: revitalizing CBD's to promote tourism and residency
white flight: whites moving from an area in response to perceived minorities moving in
gentrification: rehab of rundown homes/areas
teardowns: suburban homes for demolition
McMansions: supersized mansions
urban sprawl: unrestricted growth of roads, shopping, etc without any real urban planning
new urbanism: urban revitalization & suburb reforms w/walkable neighborhoods, diverse houses and jobs
gated communities:fenced in neigborhoods
urbicide: deliberate killing of a city
informal economy: economy not taxed or counted
world cities: function global scale
spaces of consumption:area of city meant to drive buying, driven by global media