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| city | Permenant concentration of relatively large numbers of people who are engaged mainly in nonagricultural pursuits. |
| compositional theory | Theory that examines the ways the composition of the city impacts the life of the city. Individuals protect themselves from the anonimity of urban lfe through the formation of primary groups. |
| concentric zone model | Model of urban structure in which the typical industrial city spreads outward in concentric circles. (Ernest Burgess) |
| multiple nuclei model | Model of urban structure in which the city has a number of specialized centers devoted to different types of land use. (Chauncey Harris and Edward Ullman) |
| overurbanization | Situation in which more people live in a city than the can be supported (by jobs/ facilities/ etc.) |
| sector model | Model of urban structure in which the growth of the city is said to occur in wedge shaped sectors that spread outward to the edge of the city. (Homer Hoyt) |
| subculture theory | Theory stating that the characteristics of city life ENCOURAGE, rather than discourage, the formation of primary groups. |
| urban anomie theory | Theory of city life stating that cities are unfriendly and anonymous places that carry negative consequences for those who live there. |
| urban ecology | Approach that examines the relationship between people and the urban environment. |
| urban sprawl | Phenomenom characterized by poor urban planning on the edges of cities and towns. |
| urbanization | concentration of population in cities. |
