Suburbanisation and Counterurbanisation

Question 1

Suburbanisation

Answer 1

movement of people from inner parts of the city to outer edges (suburbs)
* extensive areas of housing built on the edge of major cities
* e.g development of new housing areas on broomfield sites leads to large private gardens and open green space

Question 2

Causes of suburbanisation

Answer 2

• Car ownership
• Public transport e.g railway lines+ arterial roads
• Wealth increases (expensive)

Question 3

Effects

Answer 3

• Greenbelt land
• Urban sprawl
• Out of town shopping
• Decreases tax in CBD and decrease in services and infrastructure

Question 4

Greenbelt

Answer 4

a tract of open land consisting of farmland woodland, and open recreational areas surrounding urban areas
* protected by law from new building

Question 5

Greenfield sites

Answer 5

undeveloped countryside areas which have previously never been built on

Question 6

Suburb

Answer 6

an outlying district of a city

Question 7

CBD

Answer 7

Cental Business District
* focal point of a city
* the commercial, office, retail, and cultural centre of the city
* usually the centre point for transportation networks

Question 8

Counterurbanisation

Answer 8

migration of people from from major urban areas to smaller urban settlements + rural areas (leapfrogging the urban-rural fringe)

Question 9

Causes of counterurbanisation

Answer 9

• rising demand for second homes
• internet advances e.g working from home
• more affluent = higher car ownership (wealth)
• rural areas attract income e.g farming
• Better quality of life e.g cleaner air, less pollution, low crime rate

Question 10

Effects of counterurbanisation

Answer 10

• commuter railway stations
• large areas for car parking
• rising house prices
• growth of housing estates
• divisions between newcomers + locals who are priced out of the area