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Changing Urban Environments Flashcards

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What is the term for people moving against the flow of urbanisation

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Counter urbanisation

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What are the reasons for rapid urban growth

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High rates of rural urban migration
High fertility rates
Economic growth in cities

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What is a city with more than 10 million people called

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A mega city

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What are the push factors of rural urban migration

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Lack of food
Poverty
Water supply
Poor services

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Pull factors of rural urban migration

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Better food
More chance of a job
Reliable water supply
Better service eg hospitals and school

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What are the economic advantages of big cities in poor parts of the world

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Bigger companies
More jobs
Informal sector
Easy to set up own buissness

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What are the advantages to people’s quality of life due to big cities in poorer parts of the world

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Better services
Sannitation
Electricity

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Advantages of greenfield sites

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Quick to prepare
Cheaper
Attractive

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Disadvantages of greenfield sites

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Lost habitas
Threatened wildlife
More pollution
New roads must be built

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Advantages of brownfield sites

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Easy to get planning permission
Services already in place
Close to cbd

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Disadvantages of brownfield sites

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Polluted
Smaller
Unattractive

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Give four reasons for the housing crisis

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More divorced people
Young people are living alone
More people
Older people living longer

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What is the governments housing target for 2020

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5 million

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Name the environmental problems caused by inner city decline

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Housing
Derelict buildings
Waste land

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Name the social impacts of inner city decline

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Lots of pensioners ethnic minority’s single parents etc
Poor health
Bad relations with the police

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Describe the economic problems caused by inner city decline

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Unemployment
High land cost
Low income

17
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What is an urban coronation scheme

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Old and new industry combined

Focus on looking nice and helping people into employment

18
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Why is there more traffic in our towns

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More money
More than one car per family
Door to door service
Narrow streets eg York where cars weren’t invited when city was built

19
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What are the environmental impacts of traffic

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Air pollution
Noise
Discolouration of buildings

20
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What are the social impacts of traffic

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Health issues eg asthma

21
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Why are buissness es pushed from the cbd (push factors)

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Congestion
Unsafe
Air quality 
Dirty
Low grade eg charity shops
22
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What are the pull factors of the suburbs for retail parks

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Better parking 
Safer
Less congestion 
Pleasant environment 
Near wealthy suburbs
23
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What are the reasons for segregation in cities

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Safety in numbers
Specialist facilities synagogue mosque
Cultural eg kosher shops
Emotional support

24
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What are the solutions for the segregation of cities

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Improve literacy rates by providing adult learning classes etc
Facilities allowing different cultures to mix
Increase employment
Increase community envolvemwnt

25
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What five environmental impacts does rapid urbanisation have on a city

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Traffic
Air pollution leading to more bronchitis eg Beijing 
Water pollution
Destroys habitats 
Waste disposal
26
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What does ASH mean

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Aided self help where squatter stettlemsmts are given some money and advice to help improve their facilities

27
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Describe a squatter settlement

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Dangerous land eg hills prone to landslides
Handmade buildings so unsafe
1/2 rooms per family
30:1 people to taps/toilets
Open sewage systems leads to disses eg cholera
No rubbish collection
Crime and gang violence

28
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What are the economic problems of shatter settlements

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Lack of income
Finding work
Informal sector jobs
Reduction of energy usage

29
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Name three methods of reducing a homes Carbon emissions

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Double glazing
Improved insulation
Reduction of energy use

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