Re-urbanisation

Question 1

what are the pull factors of re-urbanisation

Answer 1

• movement of industry and businesses out of cities due to S-urbanisation, C-U and deindustrialisation may leave land derelict, government policies favour redevelopment of brownfield sites, attracted back by new developments
• Urban Development Corporations (UDCs) set up in UK to regenerate derelict urban areas and provide attractive environment for people to live and work
• most unis based in urban areas - young people move for education
• young single people want to live close too work with good entertainment services
• once started, it tends to continue attracted more businesses and people

Question 2

what are the push factors of re-urbanisation

Answer 2

• may be a lack of jobs in some rural or suburban areas
• rural areas provide fewer leisure or entertainments facilities
• counter-urbanisation may cause high house prices in rural areas

Question 3

what are the positive impacts on the city centre of re-urbanisation

Answer 3

• new shops and services open as more people move, boosts the economy in the city
• jobs are created as shops and businesses return, less unemployed, helps reduce crime e.g. theft
• tourism in city may increase if city centre is improved, more money into the city, can be spent on improving area
• local state schools benefit from more students