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Suburbanisation
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The movement of people, employment and facilities away from the inner city towards outer urban areas made possible by increased transport options. A result of this is the creation of edge cities ( multi-functional urban cores) which are self-sufficient urban entities. e.g Bondi, Chatswood |
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Exurbanisation
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a process where-by people move from city to rural areas but continue to live an urban way of life through long commute or technology. e.g Paterson, Hinton |
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Counterurbanisation
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a reversal of the rural- large city movement associated with urbanisation. In the case of Sydney, some leave for employment or lifestyle related reasons. The influx of people, however nowadays still beats the amount leaving. |
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Decentralisation
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the dispersal of activities and people from large urban centres to smaller urban centres and rural communities. In Australia, decentralisation became and official government policy. Incentives were give to companies willing to relocate to smaller often regional centres. |
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Urban Consolidation
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policies that encourage higher population densities in established suburban areas, usually through planning regulations allowing more units on a given area of land. It is a way of slowing urban sprawl + making use of infrastructure. It can be seen around Sydney particular in areas around railways and desirable neighbourhoods |
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Urban Decay
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the deterioration of the built up environment. Urban infrastructure falls into a state of disrepair and buildings are left empty for a long period of time. Until the mid 1960's Sydney's inner- city experienced urban decay |
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Urban Renewal
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the redevelopment of an urban area.
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Urban Village
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distinctive residential districts comprising a clustering of people with a common culture and forming an identifiable community. e.g. Mossman- social precinct for high socioeconomic status groups Leichardt- a focus of local café society with Italian prescence |
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Spatial exclusion
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the protection of luxury lifestyles which has resulted in restrictions in spatial access and the freedom of movement of other urban dwellers. e.g. high security suburbs, walled estates canal estates, gold coast, one way in one way out |
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Exclusionary Zoning
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land use regulations or controls that are designed to exclude 'undesirable elements' from a particular urban space.
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Gentrification
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the renewal of inner-city residential precincts.
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morphology
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the functional form and character of the urban environment
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peri metropolitan region
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the area bounded by the furthest extent of commuting to metropolitan jobs.
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urban periphery
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the outer edge of an urban area
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