Changing Cities Key Words Flashcards
Urbanisation
movement of people from rural areas to urban areas (Birmingham: 18th cent. based on making guns/jewellery, 19th cent. factory production - rapid u.)
Suburbanisation
growth of suburbs on edge of town or city due to better services being developed (Birmingham: council and private houses were built)
Counter-urbanisation
movement of people from major cities to smaller settlements/rural areas located beyond city or to more distant towns and cities (Birmingham: boosted by redevelopment of inner city - 5 CDAs were created by demolishing old terraces = people move away)
Reurbanisation
movement of people back to city centres away from rural areas and suburbs (Birmingham: redeveloping CBD - Mailbox, Bullring) people want to move back.
Globalisation
increasing connections between places and people across the planet (Birmingham: led to deindustrialisation because workers internationally earned more so car factories closed down)
Conurbations
an area of which a number of existing urban areas have grown and merged into a single large urban area
Primary industry
sourcing raw materials - farming, mining, fishing
Secondary industry
manufacturing - making cars/steel
Tertiary industry
provides a service - nursing/teaching
Quaternary industry
research and development eg. IT
Site
actual location of a settlement on the Earth and physical characteristics of the landscape
B: bridging point of River Rea
M: island in Lake Texcoco
Situation
the location of a place relative of its surroundings and other places
B: centrally in England - road links north and south
M - flat area surrounded by mountains
CBD
central area of a city where land use is dominated by departament stores etc
CDAs
usually in inner city where whole urban landscape is demolished before being rebuilt on a planned basis
index of multiple deprivation (7)
measures: income, employment, health, education, crime
