Chapter 9: Rural To Urban Migration

Question 0

Mega cities

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Cities with a population of 10 million it more

Question 1

Rural to urban migration

Answer 1

Movement from the country to the city

Question 2

Decentralization

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Movement from cities to suburbs for social, political, economic reasons

Question 3

Recentralization

Answer 3

Movement back to cities from suburbs starting in the 90s mainly because of better infrastructure in cities and smaller families

Question 4

Gentrification

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Process of buying and renovating older homes in lower income neighbourhoods

Question 5

Infrastructure

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Facilities (power, transportation, communication networks) and institutions (education, banking, health) that allow societies to function

Question 6

Over urbanization

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Condition that results when a city’s population grows faster than the number of jobs or housing units available

Question 7

Squatter settlements

Answer 7

Areas of illegally built makeshift housing usually on the edge of cities in developing countries

Question 8

Fiscal squeeze

Answer 8

Lack of tax money to pay for services needed for cities to run smoothly

Question 9

Slums of hope

Answer 9

Slums that provide belter, support and informal jobs

Question 10

Slums of despair

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Areas where services, birth control and safety are non existent

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Hedonics

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The idea that planning should be done to maximize happiness

Question 12

Hot transit

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Busways

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Happy spaces

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Parks, sidewalks, bike paths

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Equitable design

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New parks, libraries, community centres

Question 15

Participatory government

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Citizens became involved in urban planning process

Question 16

Safe streets

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Priority given to transit, bikes, and pedestrians

Question 17

Encouraging crowds

Answer 17

People encouraged to be on streets