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What this episode covers
- Urbanization — definition, drivers, and patterns in developing vs. developed countries
- Urban hierarchy: rank-size rule, primate cities, and central place theory
- Megacities — location, characteristics, and challenges
- Burgess Concentric Zone, Hoyt Sector, and Multiple Nuclei Models — patterns and logic
- Bid-rent theory and how it explains land values across the urban area
- The Latin American city model — contrasting with North American models
- Gentrification — causes, consequences, and displacement
- Suburbanization, urban sprawl, edge cities, and counterurbanization
- Global cities and their role in the world economy
- Housing discrimination: redlining, blockbusting, exclusionary zoning
- Smart growth, new urbanism, and urban sustainability