Keywords Flashcards
Brownfield site
land that has been built on before and is to be cleared and reused (usually in inner city)
greenfield site
land that has not been built on before, usually in the countryside on edge of urban area
dereliction
abandoned buildings and wasteland
natural increase
when the birth rate is higher than the death rate, so population increases
mega-city
city with a population of more than 10 million people
migration
when people move from one area to another due to push/pull factors
social deprivation
degree to which a person or area is deprived of services, decent housing, adequate income, local employment
rural-urban fringe
a zone of transition between a built-up area and the countryside, where there is often competition for land use
urban greening
process of increasing and preserving open space such as public parks and gardens in urban areas
urbanisation
process by which an increasing percentage of country’s population come to live in cities
urban regeneration
revival of old parts of a built-up area by either installing modern facilities in old buildings or redevelopment
urban sprawl
unplanned growth of urban areas into surrounding countryside
waste recycling
process of extracting and reusing useful substances found in waste
traffic congestion
occurs when there is too much volume of traffic for roads to cope with, and traffic slows to a crawl
social opportunities
chances for people to improve their quality of life, e.g. access to education and health care.
squatter settlement
area of poor-quality housing, lacking in amenties such as water supply, sewerage and electricity, which develops spontaneously and illegally in LIC.
integrated transport
the linking of different forms of public transport within a city and the surrounding area
greenbelt area
zone of land surrounding a city where new building is strictly controlled to try to prevent cities growing too much/fast
