processes that change a city Flashcards
surbanisation def.
migration to live on the periphery EDGE(suburb)
of a city or town
counter urbanisation def.
migration away from a city because of urban problems such as crime…
re-urbanisation def.
movement of people back towards a city centre to live.
urbanisation def.
the process of making a place more urban.
city life
more infrastructure
what is urban
city large town
what is rural
characteristics of the countryside
what is national migration
(in Birmingham)
in and out
in—> increased investment
CBD created more opportunities
out—> retirement destinations
the movement of ppl to another nation or country
what is a site
the actual location of settlement of the earth and the physical characteristics of the landscape specififc to the area
what is a situation
a location of a place relative to its surroundings
(physical and human) add other places
def. international migration
the movement of people between counties -work -conflict
what is natural increase
birth-rates in countries are higher than death rates
describe the inner city
redevelopment in the 70s
tightly packed terrace + blocks of flats
what is the order of city structure
CBD-INNER CITY-SUBURBS-RURAL URBAN FRINGE
what does cbd stand for
central business district
describe the suburbs
mainly semi detached houses
during 30-50-60
describe the CBD
main hub of city including offices shops hotels ….
bullring shopping centre
describe the urban rural fringe
fewer, larger more recently built detached houses
new estate
out if town shopping centres
processes that changed cities(urbanisation)
influenced by manufacturing eg jewellery
small housing built for workers coming in from the countryside
processes that changed cities(suburbanisation)
1920s rising population meant building new housing on outskirts of city
new estates mainly semi detached
processes that changed cities(counter urbanisation)
ppl forced out of urban areas
5 new comprehensive development areas built in inner city
processes that changes cities(re-urbanisation)
more ppl wanna live in centre again close to work
modernisation of flats
name 5 impacts of migration
younger population multiculturalism ethnic communities housing services
def of deindustrialisation
is the process by which manufacturing(makings of goods in factories) declines in a society or region as a proportion of total economic activiteys
what are the causes of deindustrialisation in birham
globalisation de-centralisation technology advances transport developments impacts of de-instrustrialsation
