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A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering key concepts in urban design and social life, focusing on the work of kevin lynch, jane jacobs, and oscar newman. It explores themes such as mental mapping, urban renewal, public space, and the social life of cities, offering insights into the relationship between urban design and social dynamics.
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kevin II!lynch II!- II! II!Correct II!Answers II! II! II! II! II!-wrote II!"the II!image II!of II!the II!city"
II!mental II!maps/cognitive II!mapping II!- II! II!Correct II!Answers II! II! II! II! II!-any II!two II!inhabitants II!of II!the II!same II!city II!can II!have II!strikingly II!different II!mental II!maps II!of II!their II!city II!- II!maps II!are II!based II!on II!physical II!and II!social II!characteristics
II!social II!stratification II!- II! II!Correct II!Answers II! II! II! II! II!-people II!occupy II!different II!places II!in II!a II!social II!hierarchy II!that II!affects II!their II!quality II!of II!life II!- II!health, II!access II!to II!jobs, II!income, II!schooling, II!housing, II!etc. II!
II!herbert II!gans II!- II!urban II!villagers II!- II! II!Correct II!Answers II! II! II! II! II!urban II!working II!class II!neighborhoods II!were II!traditionally II!very II!close-knit II!urban II!communities, II!as II!many II!more II!people II!there II!developed II!friendships II!through II!institutions II!or II!businesses II!close II!to II!home II!such II!as II!churches II!and II!social II!clubs II!homelessness II!in II!US II!- II! II!Correct II!Answers II! II! II! II! II!-growing II!problem II!in II!the II!US: II!housing II!types II!such II!as II!single-room II!occupancy II!hotels II!were II!targeted II!for II!decades II!as II!sources II!of II!crime, II!or II!redeveloped II!during II!urban II!renewal II!(in II!the II!'50s II!and II!'60s)
II!chattel II!slavery II!- II! II!Correct II!Answers II! II! II! II! II!-people II!treated II!as II!personal II!property, II!passed II!down II!from II!generation II!to II!generation
II!white II!flight II!- II! II!Correct II!Answers II! II! II! II! II!principal II!means II!of II!maintaining II!segregation II!in II!US II!since II!civil II!rights II!movement, II!more II!and II!more II!white II!households II!nowadays II!are II!open II!to II!living II!in II!diverse II!communities II!but II!that II!hasn't II!always II!been II!the II!case II!black II!flight II!- II! II!Correct II!Answers II! II! II! II! II!-process II!currently II!occurring II!in II!many II!northern II!cities, II!they II!were II!extremely II!segregated II!after II!white II!flight
II!assimilation II!- II! II!Correct II!Answers II! II! II! II! II!loss II!of II!cultural II!distinctiveness II!hispanic II!- II! II!Correct II!Answers II! II! II! II! II!-a II!person II!of II!Spanish-speaking II!culture II!or II!origin, II!regardless II!of II!their II!race II!or II!ethnicity
II!urban II!homesteading II!- II! II!Correct II!Answers II! II! II! II! II!-cities II!can II!offer II!acquired II!properties II!to II!new II!owners II!for II!a II!token II!fee II!in II!exchange II!for II!rehabilitation