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annexation
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Legally adding land area to a city in the United States.
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census tract
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An are delineated by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for which statistics are published; in urbanized areas, census tracts correspond roughly to neighborhoods
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concentric zone model
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A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings
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council of government
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A cooperative agency consisting of representatives of local governments in a metropolitan area in the United States
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density gradient
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The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery
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edge city
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A large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area
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filtering
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A process of change in the use of a house, from single-family owner occupancy to abandonment
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gentrification
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A process of converting an urband neighborhood from a predominantly low-income renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-occupied area
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greenbelt
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A ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area
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metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
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In the United States, a central city of at least 50,000 population, the county within which the city is located, and adjacent counties meeting one of several tests indicating a functional connection to the central city
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micropolitan statistical area
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An urbanized area of between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants, the county in which it is found, and adjacent counties tied to the city
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multiple nuclei model
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A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities
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peripheral model
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A model of North American urban areas consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road
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public housing
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Housing owned by the government; in the United States, it is rented to low-income residents, and the rents are set at 30 percent of the families' incomes
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redlining
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A process by which bands draw lines on a map and refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property within the boundaries
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rush (or peak) hour
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The four consecutive 15-minutes periods in the morning and evening with the heaviest volumes of traffic
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sector model
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A model of the internat structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors, or wedges, radiating out from the central business district (CBD)
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smart growth
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Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland
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sprawl
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Development of new housing sites at relatively low density and at locations that are not contiguous to the existing built-up area
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squatter settlement
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An area within a city in a less developed country in which people illegally establish residences on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures
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underclass
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A group in society prevent from participating in the material benefits of a more developed society because of a variety of social and economic characteristics
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urbanization
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An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements
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urbanized area
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In the United States, a central city plus its contiguous built-up suburbs
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urban renewal
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Program in which cities identify blighted inner-city neighborhoods, acquire the properties from private owners, relocate the residents and businesses, clear the site, build new roads and utilities, and turn the land over to private developers.
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zoning ordinance
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A law that limits the permitted uses of land and maximum density of development in a community
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