Rural To Urban Migration- Sao Paulo Flashcards
Name an example and the effects of rural to urban migration?
Rural To Urban Migration- Sao Paulo
Reasons- employment, educational opportunities
- higher standard of living
The effects are traffic congestion, growth of flavelas
How have the flavelas grown?
They have a population of more than 20 million
Growing rapidly due to rural to urban migration
The pull factors include - Jobs, Health and Educational facilities
The push factors include - high unemployment, lack of educational and health facilities
The flavelas have grow since city council’s can’t cope with the demand for housing
5% live in 1600 flavelas
They lack basic services like clean water and electricity
The high population density leads to an increased risk of fire
They are centres of crime and violence
Self help schemes - residents given materials from the local council to improve shelters
Community schemes improve educational and medicine services
Happening in money Azule flavela - Sao Paulo
How has traffic coffin congestion increased ?
Rural To Urban Migration increased traffic congestion
1000 new cars are bought every day
Congestion levels are so great that the average speed is 17kmh
Operation Rota - drivers are banned from using a vehicle 1 day a week
6 million cars and 1 million motorbikes - government aims to cut traffic congestion by 20%
Improve public transport
The metro system reduces congestion
The is serious air pollution- public health is affected with lung disease and amonia
How has traffic coffin congestion increased ?
Rural To Urban Migration increased traffic congestion
1000 new cars are bought every day
Congestion levels are so great that the average speed is 17kmh
Operation Rota - drivers are banned from using a vehicle 1 day a week
6 million cars and 1 million motorbikes - government aims to cut traffic congestion by 20%
Improve public transport
The metro system reduces congestion
The is serious air pollution- public health is affected with lung disease and amonia
