Urban studies and planning

Active Living is a way of life that integrates physical activity into daily routines, like walking to the store for milk or biking to work. Active Living is a growing field initiated by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several other key organizations. The goal is to get people to be more physically active as a way to address the growing epidemic of obesity in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Active Living"

In the study of human settlements, an agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place (usually a municipality) and any suburbs or adjacent satellite towns. Another term for agglomeration is urbanized area. However, because of differences in definitions of what does and does not constitute an 'agglomeration', as well as variations and limitations in statistical or geographical methodology, it can be problematic to compare different agglomerations around the world. It may not be clear, for instance, whether an area should be considered to be a satellite and part of an agglomeration, or a distinct entity in itself. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agglomeration"

The American Institute of Certified Planners (or AICP) is the professional trade organization that certifies professionals in the United States in the field of Urban planning. AICP certification is recognized throughout the United States as the mark of a professional planner. Members of AICP also pledge to adhere to a detailed Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. Once certified, professional planners may place the designation, AICP, after their name to indicate their membership in AICP, and their mastery of the principles, skills, knowledge and experience determined by the organization as essential for a professional planner. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Institute of Certified Planners"

The American Planning Association (APA) is a professional organization representing the field of city and regional planning in the United States. The American Institute of Certified Planners is its professional institute. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Planning Association"

Anti-snob zoning is a nickname for Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 40B, designed to widen the availability of affordable housing in the state. Under Chapter 40B, in any municipality with under 10% of its housing priced affordably, a developer can override local zoning laws and build a new development which includes affordable units. For the purposes of the law, affordable housing is defined as a unit which could be purchased by a family making 80% of the median income of the area. Towns can delay these developments through appeals, but they cannot stop them entirely. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anti-snob zoning"

The term Arts District indicates a demarcated urban area, usually on the periphery of a city centre, indended to create a 'critical mass' of places of cultural consumption - such as art galleries, dance clubs, theatres, art cinemas, music venues, and public squares for performances. Such an area is usually encouraged by public policy-making and planning, but sometimes occurs spontaneously. It is associated with allied service-industry jobs like cafes, printers, fashion outlets, restaurants, and a variety of 'discreet services' (see the back-page small-ads of almost any cultural events-listings magazine). ...more on Wikipedia about "Arts district"

Arts Towns are cities or towns that are dedicated and recognized as having art or arts as a central feature to their cultural identity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arts Towns"

"BANANA" is an acronym that stands for either "Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything" or "Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone". The term is used most often used to criticise the ongoing opposition of certain interest groups to land development. ...more on Wikipedia about "BANANA"

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood. In Mexico, the Philippines and other Latin American countries, barrios are generally cohesive places: sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barrio"

(Beautification) Note: Not to be confused with beatification ...more on Wikipedia about "Beautification"

A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a community that is primarily residential in character, with most of its residents commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bedroom community"

This bid-rent theory explains one pattern of urban land-use that is also identified by Burgess' concentric ring model. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bid rent theory"

(Biofilter) Biofiltration is a pollution control technique using living material to filter or chemically process pollutants. Common uses include processing waste water, capturing and containing harmfull chemicals or silt, and microbiotic oxidation of contaminants in air. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biofilter"

Bioswales are landscape structures designed to remove silt and pollution from runoff water. They consist of a swaled drainage ditch with gently sloped sides (less than six percent) and filled with vegetation, compost and riprap. The water's flow path, along with the wide and shallow ditch, are designed to maximize the time water spends in the swale, which aids the trapping of pollutants and silt. Biological factors also contribute to the breakdown of certain pollutants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bioswale"

Blight is a "condition of property or the uses of property in parts of a city, town, or neighborhood that are detrimental to the physical, social, and/or economic well-being of a community. It can include abandoned buildings or those severely neglected by their owners, vacant lots full of rubble and garbage, or dangerous and/or illegal uses such as crack houses." ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Blight (urban)"

Boomburbs is a neologism for a large, rapidly growing suburban city that remain essentially suburban in character even as it reaches populations more typical of urban areas. Like edge city, an older and more widely accepted term, they describe a relatively recent phenomenon in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boomburbs"

Brown Field status is a condition, within certain legal exclusions and additions, of real property, the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant, which may include petroleum hydrocarbon releases. Brown Field status generally means there are use or development restrictions on the site. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brown Field status"

In city planning, brownfield land (or simply a brownfield) is land previously used for industrial purposes, or certain commercial uses, and that may be contaminated by hazardous waste or pollution. Generally, brownfield sites exist in a town's industrial section, in abandoned factories, or other previously high-polluting buildings. Small brownfields may also be found in many older residential neighborhoods. For example, many dry cleaning establishments produced high levels of ground contaminants in previous years. In the process of cleaning contaminated sites, surprises are frequently encountered, such as underground tanks or buried railroad tank cars containing wastes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brownfield land"

The phrase built environment refers to the manmade surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places. ...more on Wikipedia about "Built environment"

Capital Improvements Plan - A CIP is a long-range plan, usually four to six years, which identifies capital projects and equipment purchases, provides a planning schedule and identifies options for financing the plan. Essentially, the plan provides a link between a city's comprehensive and strategic plans and the city's annual budget. ...more on Wikipedia about "Capital Improvement Plan"

The Car-free movement is composed of people who believe that it is important to reduce both the number of cars in the world, and the usage of them. It comprises: ...more on Wikipedia about "Car-free movement"

Car-free zones are also known as auto-free zones and pedestrianised zones. ...more on Wikipedia about "Car-free zone"

The goal of the Carfree Cities movement series is to bring together people from around the world who are promoting practical alternatives to car dependence - walking, cycling and public transport, and ultimately the transformation of cities, towns and villages into human-scaled environments rich in public space and community life. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carfree Cities"

(Central business district) :For other meanings of the term downtown, see downtown (disambiguation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Central business district"

Central Place Theory is a geographical theory that seeks to explain the size and spacing of human settlements. It rests on the notion that centralisation is a natural principle of order and that human settlements follow it. Created by Walter Christaller, the theory suggests that there are laws determining the number, size and distribution of towns. He was interested only in their functions as markets, thus excluding specialist towns such as mining settlements. He argued that the significance of a town cannot be measured by population alone. ...more on Wikipedia about "Central Place Theory"

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