Contemporary Urban Issues Flashcards
1
Q
what year did there become more people in urban areas than rural
A
2008
2
Q
What is urbanisation?
A
people moving to the city
3
Q
what is suburbanisation?
A
moving from city centre to suburbs
4
Q
reason for suburbanisation?
A
New methods of transport
Cheaper housing
5
Q
what is counterurbanisation?
A
moving to the countryside
6
Q
what is urban resurgance/reurbanisation?
A
people moving back to the city
7
Q
what % of global population will be in megacities by 2030?
A
9%
8
Q
what are mega cities?
A
population 10m+
9
Q
Population of Tokyo?
A
33.7m
10
Q
Population of New York?
A
21.75m
11
Q
how many people in a hamlet?
A
10-100
12
Q
how many people in a village?
A
100 - 2.5k
13
Q
how many people in a small town?
A
2.5k-25k
14
Q
how many people in a large town?
A
35k - 150k
15
Q
how many people in a regional centre?
A
150k - 500k
