Changing Urban Environments

Question 1

What is urban growth

Answer 1

Increase in size o cities an or their population size

Question 2

What is a mega city

Answer 2

A city with more than 10million inhabitants

Question 3

Give three reasons why urban growth occurs in poorer countries

Answer 3

Rural urban migration
High fertility
Economic development

Question 4

What Is urbanisation

Answer 4

The increase in percentage of people Living in urban areas

Question 5

Describe how issues in inner cities are formed

Answer 5

Suburbs develop
People leave
Some can't afford to leave
Social problems
Government try's to fix them

Question 6

What is issue one

Answer 6

Housing

Question 7

How much will the British population have risen by 2050

Answer 7

15 million

Question 8

Name three reasons for lack of housing

Answer 8

Population
More families - divorce
More live alone

Question 9

How many homes do he government of 2007 say they would build by 2020

Answer 9

3 million

Question 10

What percentage of housing will be built on green and brown field sites

Answer 10

Brown-60%

Green-40%

Question 11

What are the advs of brownfield sites

Answer 11

Planning permission
Service in place already
Close to CBD

Question 12

What are the advs of green field sites

Answer 12

Quicker to prepare
Cheaper
Attractive

Question 13

What are the disadvantages of brownfield land

Answer 13

Expensive
Polluted
Smaller

Question 14

What are the disadvantages of greenfield sites

Answer 14

Lost country side
Wife threatened
New roads
More pollution

Question 15

How does inner city decline occur

Answer 15

Workers Leave if they can to suburbs

People try to buy the most expensive house they can

Question 16

Environmental problems in inner cities

Answer 16

Terraces
Derelict buildings
Lack of open space

Question 17

Social problems of inner city decline

Answer 17

Pensioners, single parents, minorities, students
Below average health
High drug use
Bad police community relation

Question 18

Economic problems in inner city decline

Answer 18

Above average unemployment
High land cost
Low income

Question 19

What do the problems in inner cities lead to

Answer 19

Riots

Question 20

What are the three solutions to inner city decline

Answer 20

Urban development corporations
City challenge partnerships
Sustainable communities

Question 21

Describe urban development corporations

Answer 21

Money comes from public and private investment

in the 1980 requires the UDC to regenerate the area

Question 22

What is the case study for urban development corporations

Answer 22

London docklands

Question 23

Describe city challenge partnerships

Answer 23

A holistic approach to regeneration

Government and private companies

Question 24

What is the case study for CCP’s

Answer 24

Hulme Manchester

Question 25

Describe a sustainable community strategy

Answer 25

Live in an area with good quality of life

Question 26

What is the case study for sustainable communities

Answer 26

New islington

Question 27

What does NDC stand for

Answer 27

New deal for communities

Question 28

Describe NDC

Answer 28

Re development Strategy 39 partnerships Local communities in own area Focusing on multi cultural nature of urban areas

Question 29

Why is traffic increasing

Answer 29

More money More second cars Door to door services

Question 30

What are the environmental impacts of traffic

Answer 30

Pollution Noise Discolouration

Question 31

What are the social effects of traffic

Answer 31

Health asthma | Danger

Question 32

What are the economic impacts of traffic

Answer 32

Lost time | Discourages shopping

Question 33

What is the case study for traffic

Answer 33

London congestion charge

Question 34

Name four push factors from the CBD to out of town shopping centres

Answer 34

``` Congestion Air quality Dirty Unsafe Low grade shops Poor infrastructure Futher away Costs are higher for business ```

Question 35

Name four pull factors to out of town shopping centres

Answer 35

``` Protection Ample parking Leisure shipping Car ownership risking Lower for business Closer Planing policies encourage it ```

Question 36

Name four reasons for segregation in housing

Answer 36

``` Support Family culture Specialist facilities Safety Low paid jobs ```

Question 37

Name four solutions to housing segregation

Answer 37

Education Employment Involvement Facilities

Question 38

Name the impacts of rapid pollution in poor countries

Answer 38

Traffic and air pollution Water pollution an supply Farmland going Waste disposal

Question 39

Name startagies to help squatter settlements

Answer 39

Improvement by residents Self help schemes Service schemes

Question 40

How do self help schemes work

Answer 40

``` Support residents Grants Cheap loans Give materials Connect them to services ```

Question 41

How do service schemes help squatter settlements

Answer 41

Put in the infrastructure before the settlements have come about The supplies are given properly