Challenges of Urban Changes
Caleb Lopez
8 min read
Study Guide Overview
This study guide covers urbanization, its drivers, and impacts. It explores urban challenges like gentrification, redlining, blockbusting, white flight, residential segregation, public housing, squatter settlements, and disamenity zones. It also discusses de jure vs. de facto segregation, urban growth and decline dynamics, and provides practice questions and exam tips.
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Question 1 of 15
Urbanization, at its core, refers to what trend? 🏘️
A decrease in rural populations
The expansion of agricultural lands
An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas
The development of new suburban communities