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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Urban Sociology''' β The study of social, political, and economic relationships in cities. * '''Urbanization''' β The process by which an increasing percentage of a population comes to live in cities and towns. * '''Metropolis''' β A large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center. * '''Conurbation''' β An extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of a central city. * '''Gentrification''' β The process of higher-income people moving into a lower-income neighborhood, leading to rising property values and displacement of original residents. * '''Redlining''' β The historical practice of denying services (like mortgages) to residents of certain areas based on race or ethnicity. * '''Suburbanization''' β The growth of areas on the fringes of cities. * '''Urban Sprawl''' β The rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns, often characterized by low-density housing and auto-dependency. * '''Ghetto''' β A part of a city occupied by a minority group or groups, often due to social, legal, or economic pressure. * '''Enclave''' β A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct. * '''Third Place''' β A social environment separate from the two usual social environments of home ("first place") and the office ("second place"). * '''Concentric Zone Model''' β An early model of city structure consisting of five rings (the CBD at the center). * '''Megacity''' β A city with a population of over 10 million people. * '''Right to the City''' β The idea that citizens should have the power to shape the urban environment they live in. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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