Unit 6 Part B Vocabulary

the redevelopment of areas within an urban area, typically neighborhoods in economic decline

• urban renewal

• gentrification

• functional fragmentation of government

• urban sustainability

the restoration of deteriorated urban areas by wealthier (mostly middle-income) people who move into,

renovate, and restore housing and sometimes businesses

• gentrification

• functional fragmentation of government

• urban sustainability

• low density housing

displaces poorer residents

disregards the needs and interests of vulnerable groups

disregards lawful rights of vulnerable groups (e.g. coercion)

disproportionately improves quality of life

• negative consequences include impact to existing groups

• positive consequences include added revenue from increased city productivity

• functional fragmentation of government

• interaction between local government agencies can be

new employment opportunities

improved housing

improved infrastructure

increase in visitors/tourism

• positive consequences include added revenue from increased city productivity:

• functional fragmentation of government:

• interaction between local government agencies can be:

• urban sustainability:

refers to the way governmental institutions are dispersed between many local

agencies including state, county, city and neighborhood levels

• functional fragmentation of government:

• interaction between local government agencies can be:

• urban sustainability:

• challenges to urban sustainability:

collaboratively to provide services and reduce common threats

or

competitively through taxation and/or land use decisions that can be harmful to an entire region

• interaction between local government agencies can be:

• urban sustainability

• challenges to urban sustainability

• responses to urban sustainability

the idea that a city can meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future

generations to meet theirs in terms of economic, environmental and social impact

• urban sustainability

• challenges to urban sustainability

• responses to urban sustainability

• low density housing

managing suburban sprawl, sanitation needs, climate change, air and water quality

standards, the ecological footprint of cities, and energy use

• challenges to urban sustainability

• responses to urban sustainability

• low density housing

• medium density housing

regional planning efforts, remediation and redevelopment of brownfields,

establishment of urban growth boundaries (e.g. greenbelts), and farmland protection policies

• responses to urban stability challenges

• low density housing

• medium density housing

• high density housing

land use pattern meant for a small number of residential homes that include a lot of open space and

contain the fewest people per geographic unit

• low density housing

• medium density housing

• high density housing

• zoning