Case Studies - Challenges of an Urbanising World

Question 1

Kampala

Answer 1

• Population - 1.8 million
• Main causes of growth - natural increase and internal migration
• Rural to Urban Migration - result of pull factors

Question 2

New York

Answer 2

• Population - 8.5 million
• Main causes of growth - natural increase, net growth and knowledge economy
• Knowledge economy requires high skilled/qualified individual - leads to immigration

Question 3

Detroit

Answer 3

• Huge decline in population due to suburbanisation and deindustrialisation
• General Motors (vehicle company) provided jobs causing migration
• Population increases to 1.85 million in 1950
• Wealthier population moved away between 1960 - 2000 (suburbanisation)
• Poorer population meant less income came from taxes - Bankruptcy in 2013
• Overseas competition for General Motors meant sales halved and the company closed down