concentric-zone model - A city grows outwards from its CBD in rings (Ernest Burgess), sector model - Wedge shaped sectors emerge along transit routes. (Homer Hoyt), Multiple-nuclei model - US cities are formed by integration of focal points., Nodes - focal points of a functional region, galactic city model - cities have a traditional downtown, Latin American city model - The traditional market center shares the CBD with modern business, Disamenity zones - high poverty urban areas in disadvantaged locations, squatter settlements - informal housing areas overcrowded with poverty, African city model - Sectors and rings show competition for accessible sites, Southeast Asian city model - Southeast Asian cities lack a CBD and grow around ports., zoning - dividing a city into zones where certain land uses are permitted,

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