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Urban Geography

Urban Geography . Introductory Concepts. Essential Vocabulary. What is a “city” cultural and economic definition Large settlement (how large?) High-density settlement (how dense?) Residents are not directly involved in agriculture.

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Urban Geography

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  1. Urban Geography Introductory Concepts

  2. Essential Vocabulary • What is a “city” • cultural and economic definition • Large settlement (how large?) • High-density settlement (how dense?) • Residents are not directly involved in agriculture

  3. “City” also has a distinct and separate “political” definition • “city” = “municpality” • The real estate and space incorporated into the “city of Fort Atkinson”, or “city of Milwaukee”

  4. An Urbanized area (a.k.a the “urban footprint”) • The actual “footprint” of the high-density settlement/developed area • Does not have to be contiguous • Often is much, much larger than the incorporated “political” city, or municipality • “underbound” city • The urbanized area NOT in the city proper is often loosely called the “suburbs”

  5. MSA (metropolitan Statistical Area) • Is only a Census definition • Central city must have 50,000 people • Based on counties; counties are the geographic unit used • MSA will include the county that the main city is in, plus any other counties (typically adjacent) that are dependent on that main city • Ex…in Milwaukee’s case, the MSA includes four counties (Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington)

  6. CMSA (Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area) • Two “MSAs” merged together because there exists a substantial connection between the two (commuting proximity) • Example, Racine and Milwaukee are merged to make the Milwaukee-Racine CMSA for a total of 1.75 million people.

  7. PMSA (Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area) • The individual MSAs within a CMSA are referred to as PMSAs • Examples are Milwaukee within the Milwaukee-Racine CMSA, or Chicago within the Chicago-Gary-Kenosha CMSA.

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