Urban

• CBD - Central Business District - The area of a city where most of the commercial and business activities take place.
• Gentrification is when an urban neighbourhood that has been neglected or run down, becomes more affluent as wealthier people move into it
• Rural Urban Fringe - The area where the countryside and the city meet.
• Greenbelt - Areas in the rural-urban fringe that have not been built on
• Brownfield sites are areas of land which were previously used by industry but now lie empty and unused
• Greenbelt - A strip of land surrounding a city or town that is protected from development. This has been done to protect the countryside for farming and recreation
• Changes in Aberdeen's Urban-rural fringe, Prime Four - Plans were put forward in 2011 and the first offices opened in 2016. The site was a Greenfield site of low grade farmland and was not important environmentally. It made it suitable for building
• Prime Four Access - The A944 next to the site had to be upgraded at a cost of 6 million pounds which the Drum Property Group met those costs for. They also provided over £1 million for the Strategic Transport Fund . The new AWPR is located very close to the site, increasing access to the site from the north and south of the city.
• Cala homes have built numerous sites across Aberdeens suburbs and rural urban fringe including, Bridge of Don, Craibstone, Cults and Milltimber. Those are luxury homes, some costing almost £1 million. This means not everyone can afford it.
• Affordable housing is being built in the suburbs and rural-urban fringe in Countesswells built by CHAP and Barratt, Stewart Milne and Kirkwood Homes.
• A demand for family housing has increased over the years leading to greenfield sites around the city being used for modern housing estates. An example of this is Dandara, recently building luxury housing in Countesswells.
• Prime four - The Prime Four Community Trust raises funds for local charities that operate in the Kingswells Community Council Area.
• Prime four - The site offers a hotel, two cafes and a nursery. The Drum Property Group began consulting with the local community in Kingswells in 2011. They were consulted on the services in "The Four Court" which resulted with the current amenities. The hotel also includes conference rooms, health club, swimming pool and spa.
• Big Belly Bins - Aberdeen Inspired initiated these, They are solar powered bins which are enclosed. This means animals like seagulls cannot get into them, reducing the spread of litter. They also compress the rubbish, so they don't need to be emptied out as much, 7 times less than a standard city centre dustbin.
• Aberdeen's New Art Festival - Each year international renowned graffiti artists are invited to paint art installations on buildings in and around the CBD. This encourages people to visit to come and see them. Aberdeen inspired provides tours of the installations where people learn about the artists and the significance of the installation. People from all around the UK visit Aberdeen to see the artworks. These installations are only painted on non-granite walls.
• Painted doors festival - Local artists are invited to paint on wooden doors in the CBD. This attracts visitors. Both the Nuart and Painted doors festival encourage to visit more out-of-the-way areas of the CBD and increases spending in the city's shops, bars and restaurants. The murals also add colour to the city's grey landscape.
• Aberdeen Art Gallery - It reopened in November 2019 after an extensive refurbishment. Including roof extension and full integration of the Cowdray Hall. It cost £35.6 Million. The number of permanent galleries increased from 11 to 19. Number of permanent display items has risen from 370 to 1080. It is a much praises and visited attraction in the city centre and increased footfall in the Schoolhill area of the CBD.
• Marischal College - Important historical building completed in 1593, second largest granite building in Europe. It belongs to University of Aberdeen however it fell into a state of disrepair. Aberdeen City Council leases the building from the University and moved into the building after extensively refurbishing and repairing it as well as deep cleaning the facade. It provided the council with a better headquarter.
• Provost Skene's House - Reopened in October 2021 after being closed for refurbishment as part of the City centre Masterplan. It suffered a lack of footfall previously because it was hidden behind St Nicholas House. But after the arrival of Marischal square, increasing footfall in the area with its offices, restaurants and hotels it has increased its popularity and brings more people in especially since they advertise the museum much more.
• Provost Skene's house - It houses a collection of items and exhibitions about Aberdeen and the North-east.
• Inspire Housing - Specialist housing build on a brownfield site on Holland Street. Opened in 2016. It's is a housing support service which provides assisted living for adults with learning disabilities. It's close proximity to the CBD allows residents and careers to make use of nearby shops and services. The brownfield site was cheap land which helped the charity build at a low cost