part 1 Flashcards
urbanisation
The population shift from rural to urban areas.
Urbanisation rate
Percentage of people living in urban areas, in many cases the percentage of which cities grow each year.
Sub-urbanisation
The population shift from urban to rural.
Re-urbanisation
Renewed population shift from rural to urban.
urban agglomeration
An extented city, build-up area, or integrated cities.
Conurbation
when several urban agglomerations are clustered.
Absolute population growth
How many persons move to the city.
Relative population growth
How many percent does the city grow.
Service area
facilities receive costumers from this area.
threshold value
They need more costumers to make a profit.
Range
The time costumers want to travel.
Ageing
The amount of older people exeeds the amount of younger people.
Rejuvenation
Younger people move away in certain areas.
