Contemporary Urban Environments

Question 1

3.1 GLOBAL PATTERNS OF URBANISATION
Define urbanisation and explain its importance in human affairs.

Answer 1

Urbanisation: the increasing percentage/proportion of people living in urban centres.
Urban centres are important for:
- the organisation of economic production (e.g. concentration of financial services (London is a finance hub))
- the exchange of ideas and creative thinking (e.g. universities)
- social and cultural centres (e.g. theatres and national stadiums)
- centres of political power and decision-making (e.g. seat of government)

Question 2

3.1 GLOBAL PATTERNS OF URBANISATION
Describe global patterns of urbanisation since 1945.

Answer 2

1945: LESS THAN 1/3 OF

Question 3

3.2 FORMS OF URBANISATION
Define Urbanisation.

Question 4

3.2 FORMS OF URBANISATION
Define Suburbanisation.

Question 5

3.2 FORMS OF URBANISATION
Define Counter-urbanisation.

Question 6

3.2 FORMS OF URBANISATION
Define Urban resurgence.

Question 7

3.3 MEGACITIES AND WORLD CITIES
Explain the emergence of megacities and outline their role in global and regional economies.

Question 8

3.4 WORLD CITIES IN GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ECONOMIES
Explain the emergence of world cities and outline their role in global and regional economies.

Question 9

3.5 URBAN GROWTH IN BENGALURU
Explain the economic, social, technological, political and demographic processes associated with urbanisation and urban growth, with reference to Bengaluru.

Question 10

3.6 URBAN CHANGE
Explain Deindustrialisation.

Question 11

3.6 URBAN CHANGE
Explain Decentralisation.

Question 12

3.6 URBAN CHANGE
Explain the rise of the service economy.