EQ1 - 3.3 Cities Change Over Time and This is Reflected in Changing Land Use (A)

Question 1

What is Urbanisation?

Answer 1

• In most places linked to industrialisation.
• Industrial Revolution and better transport attracted work to towns as cities grew.
• More factories were built as the population grew.
• UK 1760-1850

Question 2

What is suburbanisation?

Answer 2

• If cities become too crowded & polluted, people who could afford it moved out of the city centres to the suburbs.
• The land was cheaper and the air was cleaner.
• UK: Early 20th Century.

Question 3

What is De-Industrialisation?

Answer 3

• Industry in cities started to decline as a result of technological change.
• UK: As it develops.

Question 4

What is regeneration?

Answer 4

• Older cities start to redevelop their run-down inner city areas to attract people to live in the city centres.
• UK: Since 1990’s

Question 5

What is Counter-Urbanisation?

Answer 5

• People choose to leave larger towns and cities to move to rural areas.
• Leads to population decline in inner city areas.
• Increasing car ownership and improvement in IT, allowed people to work from home.
• UK: 1970/80’s.

Question 6

What is accessibility?

Answer 6

It is where retail/offices meed to be accessible to as many people as possible. The shops usually should be located in or around a city centre where there is good transport links. Some cities may have an outer motorway where they can access out-of-town shopping centres and retail parks.

Question 7

What is availability?

Answer 7

Availability is where city centres are too built up to develop so the availability of the land will affect how the land is used. For example, there is many brownfield sites so they can be used for housing and shops.

Question 8

What is the challenge of cost?

Answer 8

Land in the city centre is very expensive and it is limited. Franchises are likely to be able to buy or pay the rent of a shop in a city centre, whereas small businesses will not be able to afford.

Question 9

What are the challenges of planning regulations?

Answer 9

Planning also affects the land use patterns. Planners try and balance different uses of land. The city authorities usually decide how they want a city to look and develop.