Causes of urban growth

Question 1

• urban sprawl is:
• cause by:
• impact:

Answer 1

• the spread of an area into the surrounding countryside, traditionally being unplanned and uncontrolled
• cause by huge numbers of rural to urban migration
• puts pressure on local services and in some cases creates cities themselves, though with very limited government input (particularly when slums develop). in other places, where the sprawl is less rapid and poverty is not a defining factor, then local services suffer and the area becomes cramped, more polluted and house prices near transport links increase dramatically. this growth also digs into valuable farmland, reducing the food production in the area and the increase in impermeable surfaces reduced water quality and increases the risk of flooding

Question 2

• in LICs, shortage of housing leads to:

- the effect of this shortage then means the local area will struggle to:

Answer 2

• the formation of informal and often inadequate housing or slums
• to deal with waste safely and effectively or provide basic services such as healthcare and education, though after a time, vibrant communities form in slums and they become cities of their own with little government input and in some cases, ruled over by criminal gangs