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What is the key driver of urbanization?
Economic growth, job opportunities, and access to services.
What is the main impact of gentrification?
Displacement of low-income residents and loss of cultural heritage.
What is the lasting effect of redlining?
Reduced investment and perpetuation of inequality in affected neighborhoods.
What is the primary goal of public housing?
To provide safe and affordable housing for low-income individuals.
What is a key characteristic of squatter settlements?
Lack of access to clean water, sanitation, and electricity.
What is the main cause of residential segregation?
Redlining, discrimination, economic inequality, and personal preferences.
What is the main impact of white flight?
Increased segregation and loss of diversity in urban areas.
What is the effect of disamenity zones on residents?
Negative effects on health, well-being, and quality of life.
What is the purpose of Master-Planned Communities?
Offer safety and amenities, attracting high-income residents.
What is the result of rising housing costs in urban areas?
Affordability becomes a major issue for many residents.
Compare de jure and de facto segregation.
De jure: segregation by law. De facto: segregation by social factors.
Compare gentrification and white flight.
Gentrification: reinvestment in urban areas. White flight: movement away from urban areas.
What is the definition of urbanization?
The increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas.
What is the definition of gentrification?
The transformation of a low-income neighborhood into a more affluent one.
What is the definition of redlining?
Discriminatory practice denying services to residents of certain areas.
What is the definition of blockbusting?
Creating fear about racial changes to pressure homeowners to sell.
What is the definition of white flight?
The movement of white people from diverse urban areas to suburbs.
What is the definition of residential segregation?
The physical separation of different racial/ethnic groups in housing.
What is the definition of public housing?
Government-provided housing for low-income individuals and families.
What is the definition of squatter settlements?
Informal settlements with improvised housing, lacking legal ownership.
What is the definition of disamenity zones?
Areas with undesirable features like pollution, crime, and poverty.
What is the definition of de jure segregation?
Segregation by law.
What is the definition of de facto segregation?
Segregation by social, economic, or cultural factors.
What is counter-urbanization?
Movement of industry/people from cities to suburbs/rural areas.