Across
- 2. An area that consists of dilapidated buildings and polluted or contaminated soils. (2 words)
- 4. The disproportionate exposure of minorities and the poor to pollution.(2 words)
- 7. Contiguous geographic regions that function as the foundation of a census. (2 words)
- 8. Legal protection of contracts to show ownership of the land or buildings. (2 words)
- 10. The commuting periods in the early morning and the late afternoon when people travel to and from work. (2 words)
- 11. Using the Earth's resources while not causing permanent damage to the environment.
- 12. Streets lined with tall buildings which can channel and intensify wind. (2 words)
- 13. When people live in separate neighborhoods based on ethnicity or race.(2 words)
- 15. The impact of human activity on the environment (2 words)
- 17. Areas of poverty occupied by a minority group as a result of discrimination.
- 18. Areas of undeveloped land around an urban area that have been created to limit a city's growth and preserve farmland.
- 20. Policies that focus on city planning and transportation systems of an urban region. (2 words)
- 21. Development which locates mixed-use residential and business communities near mass transit stops. (2 words)
- 24. When people of an ethnic group sold their homes upon learning that members of another ethnic group were moving into their neighborhood.
- 26. The process of converting an urban inner-city neighborhood from a mostly low-income, renter-occupied area to a predominately wealthy, owner-occupied area.
- 28. An area of a city warmer than surrounding areas. (3 words)
- 30. Allows the government to claim private property from individuals, pay them for the property and then use it for the public good.(2 words)
- 31. Data that can be counted, measured, or sequenced by numeric value.
Down
- 1. Cities that adopt policies to slow the outward spread of urban areas. (2 words)
- 3. Refers to a set of principles that support sustainable urban development.
- 5. A process that involves renovating a site within a city by removing the existing landscape and rebuilding from the ground up. (2 words)
- 6. A policy that allowed governments to clear out blighted inner-city slums and build new development projects. (2 words)
- 9. Animals such as rats, raccoons, and pigeons that can thrive in cities. (2 words)
- 11. An approach where the government provides rental assistance to individuals to disperse public housing throughout an area.(2 words)
- 14. The process of building up underused lands within a city.
- 16. Walled or fenced neighborhoods with limited access and entry points. (2 words)
- 19. Densely populated areas built without coordinated planning and without sufficient public services. (2 words)
- 22. The process by which banks refuse loans to those who want to purchase and improve properties in certain urban areas.
- 23. Areas of the city that have been deserted by their owners for either economic or environmental reasons. (3 words)
- 25. Neighborhoods with a mix of homes and businesses. (2 words)
- 27. A practice that offers incentives for developers to set aside a certain percentage of housing for low-income renters or buyers.(2 words)
- 29. Data based primarily on surveys, field studies, photos, video, and interviews from people who provide personal perceptions and meaningful descriptions.