central business district

(noun)

The central area of a city in which a concentration of certain retail and business activities takes place, especially in older cities with rail transportation.

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Examples of central business district in the following topics:

  • The Structure of Cities

    • Washington, D.C. is an example of a city that was planned in a classic European style, with streets radiating off of a central point.
    • This dispersion of cities illustrates central place theory.
    • The innermost ring represents the central business district (CBD), called Zone A. .
    • A city's central business district (CBD), or downtown, is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city.
    • They are intended to attract business by concentrating dedicated infrastructure to reduce the per-business expenses.
  • Cluster Structure

    • A business division is one of the large parts into which a business is divided.
    • A business division may include one or many subsidiaries.
    • Another form of cluster structure is known as a business cluster.
    • Good examples of business clusters include Silicon Valley and Hollywood.
    • A business cluster is a geographic concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, and associated institutions in a particular field.
  • Charles Finney and the Burned-Over District

    • The "Burned-Over District" in central and western New York was so named due to the rampant religious revivals of the nineteenth century.
    • The "Burned-Over District" refers to the religious scene in early nineteenth-century western and central New York, where religious revivals and Pentecostal movements of the Second Great Awakening took place.
    • At the time, Rochester was a boomtown because the Erie Canal had brought a lively shipping business.
    • The "Burned-Over District" of upstate New York, covering an area from approximately Buffalo to the eastern shores of Lake Erie.
  • Electoral Districts

    • The exact name used varies from country to country, including such terms as "electoral commission", "central election commission", "electoral branch" or "electoral court".
    • In the executive model the election commission is directed by a cabinet minister as part of the executive branch of government, and may include local government authorities acting as agents of the central body.
    • District magnitude is the number of representatives elected from a given district to the same legislative body.
    • A single-member district has one representative, whereas a multi-member district has more than one.
    • This redrawing is necessary under single-member district systems, as each new representative requires his or her own district.
  • Devolution

    • Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from central government to government at a regional, local, or state level.
    • Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from central government to government at a regional, local, or state level.
    • The District of Columbia is constitutionally under the control of the United States Congress, which created the current District government.
    • Any law passed by District legislature can be nullified by Congressional action.
    • Describe the relationship between a central government and a subordinate entity in possession of certain "devolved" powers
  • The Federal Reserve System's Structure

    • Member commercial banks elect six directors: Three directors are bankers while the other three are from business.
    • In turn, the nine directors elect the president of the Fed district bank.
    • Over time, the Board of Governors consolidated the central bank's power.
    • First, Board of Governors earns its revenue from the 12 district banks.
    • The FOMC consists of the Board of Governors, plus five Fed district bank presidents.
  • The Fed's Balance Sheet

    • Finally, a central bank can intervene in its currency exchange markets to strengthen or Central Bank Liquidity Swaps are Federal Reserve loans made to other country's central weaken its currency.
    • Similar to any corporation or business, the Federal Reserve has a balance sheet.
    • Central Bank Liquidity Swaps are Federal Reserve loans made to other country's central banks of developed countries.
    • For example, the European Central Bank needs a loan from the Fed.
    • The Federal Reserve is a public corporation and every U.S. commercial bank with a charter from the U.S. government must buy stock into its Federal Reserve district bank.
  • Centralization

    • The military and manufacturing firms are examples of centrally managed organizations.
    • In political science, centralization refers to the concentration of a government's power, both geographically and politically, into a centralized government.
    • In neuroscience, centralization refers to the evolutionary trend of the nervous system to be partitioned into a central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.
    • In business studies, centralization and decentralization refer to where decisions are made in the chain of command.
    • Centralized organizations typically require that communications flow through a central person or location.
  • Urban Politics

    • A political machine is a organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the backing of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who then receive rewards for their efforts.
    • There is one great central boss, assisted by some trusted and able lieutenants; these communicate with the different district bosses, whom they alternately bully and assist.
    • The district boss in turn has a number of half-subordinates, half-allies, under him; these latter choose the captains of the election districts, etc., and come into contact with the common healers.
    • Each city's machine lived under a hierarchical system with a "boss" who held the allegiance of local business leaders, elected officials and their appointees, and knew the proverbial buttons to push to get things done.
  • Educational Reform in the U.S.

    • For example, in 2007, the Washington, D.C. public school district had the third highest level of funding per student among the 100 biggest school districts.
    • Despite this high level of funding, the school district provides outcomes that are lower than the national average.
    • For example, in 2007, the Washington, D.C. public school district had the third highest level of funding per student among the 100 biggest school districts.
    • In the 1990s, most states and districts adopted Outcome-Based Education (OBE) in some form or another.
    • A central issue for educational reform advocates today is school choice.
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