Key Terms Flashcards
What is social deprivation
extended individual area, lacks services, decent housing, adequate income, and employment
What is dereliction
Abandoned buildings and wasteland
What is urban greening
Process of increasing and preserving open space in urban areas i.e. parks
What is urban sprawl
unplanned Growth of urban areas into Surrounding rural areas
What is integrated transport system
Different forms of transport are linked together to make it easier to transfer from one to another
What is a brownfield site
land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits reuse; they often fount in urban areas
What is a greenfield site
A plot of land often in rural areas or on the edges of urban areas that has not been built on before
What are commuter settlements
A place where people live but travel elsewhere for work
What does GNI stand for
Gross national income
What is birth rate
The number of babies born in a year per 1000 of the population
What is death rate
The number of people that die in a year per 1000 of the population
What is infant mortality rate
The average number of deaths of infants under the age of 1, per 1000 live births per year
What is life’s expectancy
Average number of years a person might be expected to live
What is people per doctor
The number of people who depend on a single doctor for their healthcare needs
What is literacy rate
The percentage of people who have basic reading/writing skills
