HSC Urban Places

Question 1

Suburbanisation:

Answer 1

the movement of people, employment and facilities away from the inner city to outer urban areas

Question 2

Ex-urbanisation:

Answer 2

a process whereby people usually those who are quite affluent, move from city to rural areas but continue to maintain an urban way of life either by long distance
or travel

Question 3

Counter urbanisation:

Answer 3

a reversal of the rural to large city movement associated with urbanisation

Question 4

Decentralisation:

Answer 4

the dispersal of activities and people from large urban centres to smaller urban centres and rural communities

Question 5

Consolidation:

Answer 5

policies that encourage higher population densities in established suburban areas, usually through planning regulations allowing more dwelling units on a given area of land through subdivision or strata title

Question 6

Urban decay:

Answer 6

the deterioration of the built environment. Urban infrastructure falls into a state of disrepair and buildings are left empty for long periods of time

Question 7

Urban renewal:

Answer 7

the redevelopment of an urban area

Question 8

Urban village:

Answer 8

distinctive residential districts comprising a clustering of people with a common culture and forming an identifiable community

Question 9

Spatial exclusion:

Answer 9

the protection of luxury lifestyles, which has resulted in restrictions in spatial access and the freedom of movement of other urban dwellers; examples include high-security suburbs, walled estates and security conscious shopping malls and business centres