Unit 7 Vocab

benefits that increase the attractiveness of a place by increasing its convenience or comfort

A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood.

Statistics on population, race, ethnicity, etc. that is collected during a census.

The area of the city where retail and office activities are clustered.

The action or process of treating something as a commodity, or something to sell.

The areas of the city where the very poor live. Usually run down slums define these regions.

A section of the economy based on certain types of activities. Includes the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary sectors. (Some also include a quinary)

A large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area.

the small communities lying just beyond the suburbs of a city

A process of converting an urban neighborhood from a predominantly low-income, renter occupied area to a predominantly middle class, owner-occupied area.