Challenges Of Urbanising World Flashcards
Urbanisation
A rise in the percentage of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas
Metropolitan Area
A region consisting of a densely populated urban core and less-populated surrounding territories
Conurbation
An extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of a central city
Million City
A city with a million or more inhabitants
Mega city
Large city, typically with a total population of over 10 million people
World City
City that trades and invests globally, are very important
Rural-Urban Migration
People move from rural areas to urban areas
Net Growth
A percentage gain/loss in the net income over time
Deindustrialisation
The reduction of industrial activity or capacity in a region or economy
Natural Increase
The difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths
Informal Sector/Economy
The part of an economy that is neither taxed, nor monitored by any form of government
Suburbanisation
Where people move to the suburbs
Counter-Urbanisation
Where people move out of the city, into rural areas
Re-Urbanisation
When people who used to live in the city and moved out, then move back
Burgess Land Use Model
1) CBD (Central Business District)
2) Inner City
3) Inner Suburbs
4) Outer Suburbs
5) Rural-Urban Fringe
Hyper-Urbanisation
Rapid/Fast urbanisation
Squatter Settlement
An area where people have built their own houses on land not owned by them, (informal housing)
Quality of Life
Conditions/Living standards of a place where somebody lives
Burgess Land Use Model-CBD
-Central Business District
-Is where most business and commerce is located
-Features:High/Multi-Storey Buildings
Expensive Land Value
Department Stores/Specialist Shops
Offices/Banks/Administration
Bus/Railway Stations
Cultural/Historical Buildings
Burgess Land Use Model-Inner City
- Is typically found next to the CBD
- Mainly consists of Terraced houses
- Originally built to house factory workers who worked in the inner city factories
- Many have closed down now
Burgess Land Use Model-Inner/Outer Suburbs
- Typically has larger houses than the inner city and most have a garden
- Usually detached or semi-detached
- Land prices are generally cheaper than in CBD
- Facilities:Schools/Parks/Local Supermarket
- Often home to commuters who need access to the CBD along main roads/railways
Burgess Land Use Model-Rural-Urban Fringe
- Found at the edge of the town where town meets country
- Mixture of uses:Golf courses/Allotments/Housing/Business parks and Airports
Informal Economy Advantages
- Large scale employment opportunities
- Direct interaction of employee-employer
Informal Economy Disadvantages
- Incidence of child labour is prevalent
- Don’t get benefits (access to social security arrangements)
- Can create problems in economic policy making
- Illegal informal economy areas (drug dealing)
