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urbanization
increasing concentration of population in cities and transformation of land use and society to metropolitan patterns of organization
rural areas
most residents depend on natural resources for their livelihood
urban areas
most people are not directly dependent on natural resource-based occupations
villiage
a collection of rural households linked by culture, customs, family ties, and association with the land
City
has a large enough resource base to allow resident to specialize in arts, crafts, services, or professions other than resource-based occupations
megacity
urban area with more than 10 million habitants
Natural Increase
Fueled by improved food supplies and medical care in cities vs. rural areas
Immigration
caused by push factors forcing people out of the country, and pull factors drawing them into cities
Immigration "push" factors
overpopulation, economics, politics, racial or religious conflicts, land tenure, changes in agriculture
Immigration "pull" factors
excitement and vitality in cities, jobs, housing, entertainment, social mobility and power, specialization of professions
urban sprawl
uncontrolled growth of low-density development on the edges of cities and towns
Smart Growth
makes efficient and effective use of land resources and existing infrastructure by encouraging in-fill development
New Towns
numerous experiments to try and combine best features of rural village and modern city
Garden Cities
proposed by Ebenezer Howard; congestion of London could be relieved by moving whole neighborhoods to garden cities which are separated from the central city by a greenbelt of forest and fields
conservation development
preserves at least half of a subdivision as natural areas, farmland, or other forms of open space
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