Changing cities definitions Flashcards
Wealthy
having an abundance of valuable possessions or money.
Poverty
the state of being extremely poor
Disparity
a great difference
Quality of life
the general well-being of individuals and societies.
Inequality
lack of similarity or equality
Internal
Within a boundary (e.g. a country)
Urban Structure
how the land use in a city is set out
Urban Function
the activities which take place in a city
Site
The land upon which a settlement is built
Situation
Where a settlement is in relation to other human & physical features
Connectivity
The way the city is connected to other settlements
CBD
Central Business District
Push factor
Something forcing someone to leave a settlement
Pull factor
Something attracting someone to a settlement
Deindustrialisation
Decline/ shutting down of manufacturing industry
Counter-urbanisation
Movement of people from cities to countryside
Residential
Area of housing
Globalisation
Increasing interconnectedness and spread of ideas and things around the world.
urbanisation
the increasing percentage of people living in towns and cities
Megacity
a city with over 10 million inhabitants
population density
number of people per unit area
sparsely populated
not many people
densely populated
lots of people
function
the purpose of an area e.g. residential
residential
an area used for housing
land use
types of buildings or features found in that area
public buildings
buildings owned by the council that serve the residents if the city
urban structure
the arrangement of land use in an urban area
globalisation
the growth and spread of ideas around the world, can include the movement or spread of cultures, people , money, goods and information
decentralisation
the movement of people and businesses away from urban centres and into suburbs or semi-rural areas
urban structure
the arrangement of land use in an urban area
suburbanisation
the growth of an edge of a town or city into the surrounding countryside
counter-urbanisation
the movement of people from the cities to the countryside
re-urbanisation
the movement of people back into urban areas, usually after a city has been modernised
Industrialisation
the development of manufacturing (secondary) industries, usually involving large numbers of people employed in factories
de-industrialisation
the decline of manufacturing industries and the closure of factories
urban renewal
the process of improving the quality of urban areas (e.g. housing and shops)
gentrification
the change in character of an area as a result of wealthier people renovation and restoring housing and shops
(restaurants, bars + cafes by the canal in Birmingham)
population pyramid
shows population structure - ages and genders
elderly dependent
people aged 65+
economically active
people ages 16-64
young dependent
people aged up to 16
