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Rural- Urban Links Flashcards

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1
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Current Urban Challenges (Cardiff)

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reducing poverty
reducing traffic congestion

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Reason for Growth (Cardiff)

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Population change- fertility rate has been rising since 2001
Migration- Good education, availability of jobs

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Current Urban challenges (Mumbai)

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Housing
Reduced poverty

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Reasons for Growth (Mumbai)

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Migration: Cheap rail travel, better opportunities
Connections: India’s stock exchange, financial capital
Historic change: Growth is historic

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Examples of clusters

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Western Europe and North America have clusters
India has eight
China has fourteen

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Distribution of global cities

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is not even
a few places are very clustered

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Why are global cities important

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finance and trade
governance
diversity
Media
cultural centre
innovation

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Disadvantages (Out of town shopping centres)

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attracts shoppers way from city centres
can cause congestion
land use conflict

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Benefits of out- of town shopping centres

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free parking
room for expansion
accessible for customers

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Changes in retailing (Technological factors)

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internet banking
sophisticated websites

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Change in retailing (Cultural factors)

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car-dependent society
cultural trends

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Change in retailing (Economic factors)

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high business rates
high city-centre parking costs

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challenges of creating urban sustainable communities

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building on greenfield land
community differences
eco-housing

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Need for new housing

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increased immigration
Demand varies across the UK
increase in house prices

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Reasons for people moving to the UK

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Availability of jobs
Good Health care system
Higher rates of pay

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Impacts of both types of Migration may include

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increase in the number of working adults
an increase in birth rates
house prices in more desirable areas
diversity of culture

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Factors affecting population change (Political factors)

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Maternity rights
Migration
Vaccination programmes

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Factors affecting population change (Economic factors)

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Cost of raising a family
Maternity pay
Career choices

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Factors affecting population change (Social Factors)

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Healthcare
Marriage
Culture

20
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Strategies that could be used to create a sustainable community

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Frequency of transport
Availability of jobs
Education
Healthcare
internet connections

21
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Changing rate of population

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population in the UK is always changing
All regions are growing rapidly

22
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Sustainable community

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is the aim of all local planners
Proposals for new housing and roads
decisions on transport and education

23
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Impacts of Urban spheres of influence and technological change

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change in employment opportunities
Closure of rural banks
closure of village shops
increasing number of second homes

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Impact of Counter-urbanisation

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increase in house prices
fewer people in village
increased population
Loss of Villager ‘Identity’

25
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reasons for counter-urbanisation

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Housing
Family status
Transport
Employment

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Counter- urbanisation

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since the 80’s the UK has been experiencing counter urbanisation
Usually involves the movement of people

27
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Sphere of influence and its strength is mainly due to:

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infrastructure and transport
distance from Urban area
size of urban area

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Urban sphere of influence

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the function and services of a city serve the residents and smaller settlements that surround it

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Urban- rural continuum

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Allows us to consider the two extremes and place all other settlements
usually develops more functions and provides services

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How are urban and rural areas linked

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Human landscape of UK is as diverse as physical environment
Rural areas are characterised by low population
Urban areas are built up environments with high population

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