M and b def Flashcards
Brownfield Site
An area of land that has been built upon before and can be used for new construction
CBD
(Central business district) centre area of a city - economic hub.
Comprehensive development area
Usually in the inner city where whole urban landscape was demolished before being rebuilt on a planned basis.
Congestion charge
Monetary charge fir drivers entering a specific section of urban area e.g LONDON 2003
Core region
Economic centre of activity e.g. Maharashtra
Counter urbanisation
Movement of people from urban to rural areas located beyond the green belt.
De-centralisation
The movement of people, factories, offices, and shops away from the city centre to suburbs
Deindustrialisation
Decline of manufacturing and industrial activity. (Secondary industry)
Economic migrant
Person who moves from one area to another to find work or better standard of living.
Green belt
Ring of countryside to prevent urban sprawl
Greenfield
Area of land that hasn’t been built on before
Industrialisation
Manufacturing moving from primary to secondary economy
Periphery
Parts of a country outside the economic core region e.g Bihar
Re-urbanisation
Movement of people back towards cities away from rural areas and suburbs
Self help schemes
Where people are given materials in order to improve homes e.g Dharavi
