Challenges Of An Urbanising World Flashcards
urbanisation
a rise in the percentage of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas
percentage of people in urban area
57%
reasons for city growth [2]
-natural increase
-migration
push factors [6]
-no jobs
-bad education
-bad healthcare
-less accessible services
-no social group
-civil unrest
pull factors [5]
-more jobs
-better education
-better healthcare
-more communication
-more family
world cities [4]
-investment
-airline traffic
-decision maker
-political decision
Clark fisher model
shows how when a country develops its employment sectors change
site situation of mumbai [4]
-peninsula
-flat land
-west india
-tropical climate
mumbai cbd [4]
-oldest parts are at top of peninsula
-headquarters of major companies
-25,000 live in slums
-shopping malls
inner suburbs mumbai [2]