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Changing Urban Environments Flashcards

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1
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What is urban growth

A

Increase in size o cities an or their population size

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2
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What is a mega city

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A city with more than 10million inhabitants

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3
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Give three reasons why urban growth occurs in poorer countries

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Rural urban migration
High fertility
Economic development

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4
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What Is urbanisation

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The increase in percentage of people Living in urban areas

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5
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Describe how issues in inner cities are formed

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Suburbs develop
People leave
Some can't afford to leave
Social problems
Government try's to fix them
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6
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What is issue one

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Housing

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7
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How much will the British population have risen by 2050

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15 million

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Name three reasons for lack of housing

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Population
More families - divorce
More live alone

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

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3 million

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10
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What percentage of housing will be built on green and brown field sites

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Brown-60%

Green-40%

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11
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What are the advs of brownfield sites

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Planning permission
Service in place already
Close to CBD

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What are the advs of green field sites

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Quicker to prepare
Cheaper
Attractive

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13
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What are the disadvantages of brownfield land

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Expensive
Polluted
Smaller

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What are the disadvantages of greenfield sites

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Lost country side
Wife threatened
New roads
More pollution

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How does inner city decline occur

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Workers Leave if they can to suburbs

People try to buy the most expensive house they can

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Environmental problems in inner cities

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Terraces
Derelict buildings
Lack of open space

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Social problems of inner city decline

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

18
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Economic problems in inner city decline

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Above average unemployment
High land cost
Low income

19
Q

What do the problems in inner cities lead to

A

Riots

20
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What are the three solutions to inner city decline

A

Urban development corporations
City challenge partnerships
Sustainable communities

21
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Describe urban development corporations

A

Money comes from public and private investment

in the 1980 requires the UDC to regenerate the area

22
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What is the case study for urban development corporations

A

London docklands

23
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Describe city challenge partnerships

A

A holistic approach to regeneration

Government and private companies

24
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What is the case study for CCP’s

A

Hulme Manchester

25
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Describe a sustainable community strategy

A

Live in an area with good quality of life

26
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What is the case study for sustainable communities

A

New islington

27
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What does NDC stand for

A

New deal for communities

28
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Describe NDC

A

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

29
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Why is traffic increasing

A

More money
More second cars
Door to door services

30
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What are the environmental impacts of traffic

A

Pollution
Noise
Discolouration

31
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What are the social effects of traffic

A

Health asthma

Danger

32
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What are the economic impacts of traffic

A

Lost time

Discourages shopping

33
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What is the case study for traffic

A

London congestion charge

34
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Name four push factors from the CBD to out of town shopping centres

A 
Congestion 
Air quality
Dirty
Unsafe 
Low grade shops
Poor infrastructure 
Futher away 
Costs are higher for business
35
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Name four pull factors to out of town shopping centres

A 
Protection
Ample parking 
Leisure shipping
Car ownership risking 
Lower for business 
Closer
Planing policies encourage it
36
Q

Name four reasons for segregation in housing

A 
Support
Family culture 
Specialist facilities 
Safety 
Low paid jobs
37
Q

Name four solutions to housing segregation

A

Education
Employment
Involvement
Facilities

38
Q

Name the impacts of rapid pollution in poor countries

A

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

39
Q

Name startagies to help squatter settlements

A

Improvement by residents
Self help schemes
Service schemes

40
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How do self help schemes work

A 
Support residents
Grants 
Cheap loans
Give materials 
Connect them to services
41
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How do service schemes help squatter settlements

A

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

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