Changing Urban Environments Flashcards
What is urban growth
Increase in size o cities an or their population size
What is a mega city
A city with more than 10million inhabitants
Give three reasons why urban growth occurs in poorer countries
Rural urban migration
High fertility
Economic development
What Is urbanisation
The increase in percentage of people Living in urban areas
Describe how issues in inner cities are formed
Suburbs develop People leave Some can't afford to leave Social problems Government try's to fix them
What is issue one
Housing
How much will the British population have risen by 2050
15 million
Name three reasons for lack of housing
Population
More families - divorce
More live alone
How many homes do he government of 2007 say they would build by 2020
3 million
What percentage of housing will be built on green and brown field sites
Brown-60%
Green-40%
What are the advs of brownfield sites
Planning permission
Service in place already
Close to CBD
What are the advs of green field sites
Quicker to prepare
Cheaper
Attractive
What are the disadvantages of brownfield land
Expensive
Polluted
Smaller
What are the disadvantages of greenfield sites
Lost country side
Wife threatened
New roads
More pollution
How does inner city decline occur
Workers Leave if they can to suburbs
People try to buy the most expensive house they can
Environmental problems in inner cities
Terraces
Derelict buildings
Lack of open space
Social problems of inner city decline
Pensioners, single parents, minorities, students
Below average health
High drug use
Bad police community relation
Economic problems in inner city decline
Above average unemployment
High land cost
Low income
What do the problems in inner cities lead to
Riots
What are the three solutions to inner city decline
Urban development corporations
City challenge partnerships
Sustainable communities
Describe urban development corporations
Money comes from public and private investment
in the 1980 requires the UDC to regenerate the area
What is the case study for urban development corporations
London docklands
Describe city challenge partnerships
A holistic approach to regeneration
Government and private companies
What is the case study for CCP’s
Hulme Manchester
Describe a sustainable community strategy
Live in an area with good quality of life
What is the case study for sustainable communities
New islington
What does NDC stand for
New deal for communities
Describe NDC
Re development Strategy
39 partnerships
Local communities in own area
Focusing on multi cultural nature of urban areas
Why is traffic increasing
More money
More second cars
Door to door services
What are the environmental impacts of traffic
Pollution
Noise
Discolouration
What are the social effects of traffic
Health asthma
Danger
What are the economic impacts of traffic
Lost time
Discourages shopping
What is the case study for traffic
London congestion charge
Name four push factors from the CBD to out of town shopping centres
Congestion Air quality Dirty Unsafe Low grade shops Poor infrastructure Futher away Costs are higher for business
Name four pull factors to out of town shopping centres
Protection Ample parking Leisure shipping Car ownership risking Lower for business Closer Planing policies encourage it
Name four reasons for segregation in housing
Support Family culture Specialist facilities Safety Low paid jobs
Name four solutions to housing segregation
Education
Employment
Involvement
Facilities
Name the impacts of rapid pollution in poor countries
Traffic and air pollution
Water pollution an supply
Farmland going
Waste disposal
Name startagies to help squatter settlements
Improvement by residents
Self help schemes
Service schemes
How do self help schemes work
Support residents Grants Cheap loans Give materials Connect them to services
How do service schemes help squatter settlements
Put in the infrastructure before the settlements have come about
The supplies are given properly
