Sydney Flashcards
What are the urban dynamics of change?
Suburbanisation, exurbanisation, counterurbanisation, decentralisation, consolidation, urban decay, urban renewal, urban village, spatial exclusion
Suburbanisation definition
Continual development of housing in suburbs sprawling outwards from the outskirts of major cities.
Suburbanisation: info
- response to the desire for low-density, affordable housing
- contributed to mostly by young families and couples
- facilitated by advancements in transport technology and infrastructure (roads and rail) and high speed internet and video conferencing
- greenfield developments: where large, planned communities exist on previously undeveloped land
- sprawl: initially concentrated on the coast, sprawling west –> restricted by national parks north and south of sydney
Suburbanisation examples in Sydney
Lower socioeconomic suburb: Claymore (SW) –> UE = 32%, Medium household income weekly = $639
Medium / middle class suburb: Parramatta (west) –> UE = 7.2%, Medium household income weekly = $1739
Wealthy suburbs: Lindfield (north shore) –> 4.3%, household income = $2513
Extreme wealth: Point Piper (East), UE = 2.9%, income = $3644
Exurbanisation: definition
Where affluent people move from the city to rural areas but continue to maintain an urban way of life, either through long distance commuting or technology
Exurbanisation: information
- moving to a semi-rural area which is still connected to a large city
- allows resident to maintain a semi-rural lifestyle with hobby farms
- residents can maintain professional networks with the nearby larger city
- sea changer = moves from city to coastal area
- tree changer = moves from city to bushland
Exurbanisation examples in Sydney
- Southern highlands: Bowral
- Average age = 60+
- Properties sold for 5 million
Counterurbanisation: definition
the relocation of people and employment from large urban centres to smaller urban centres or rural areas
Counterurbanisation: infromation
Reasons to move include:
- affordable housing and cost of living
- greater potential for employment opportunities
- moving from overcrowding, expensive housing and long commutes
Factors which have contributed include transport and information technologies - generally only a phenomenon in MEDCs
Counterurbanisation examples in Sydney
Moving from Sydney to Newcastle
Push Factors:
- Noise pollution, higher crime rates, overcrowding, parking + transport shortages, lack of open space and parks
Pull Factors:
- Larger houses with garden space, lower crime rates, less pollution, less crowding, increased schooling environment
Decentralisation: definition
A government policy or driven by business which attempts to reduce the concentration of businesses, services and population in major city centres, and to increase population size in small regional centres. (closely linked to counterurbanisation)
Decentralisation examples in Sydney
- Norwest Business Park: Bella Vista and Baulkham Hills
- Macquarie Park: North Ryde
- Parramatta
- moving the department of industry to Bathurst
- the ‘Decade of Decentralisation’ is the NSW government’s overarching policy to ensure the increase of regional NSW’s role –> end goal is to remove 100 000m2 of government office space out of the CBD and into regional centres
Consolidation definition
A government policy which attempts to reduce urban sprawl by increasing the population density in an area.
Consolidation: information
- intened to improve efficiency of services provision, reduce car dependence, and limit the need for land used for housing
- most popular in city centres and along transport routes, increasingly being integrated into housing for most suburbs
- often located on former brownfield sites (derilict industrial and commercial sites)
Consolidation examples in Sydney
Pacific Highway - 1/4 acre residential block has been amalgamated with other residential blocks and these are now sites of unit blocks several stories high
Chatswood
Urban decay definition
Urban decay involves the deterioration of existing buildings and the subsequent degradation of surrounding areas
Urban decay information
- may be the result of large-scale change in the economic structure of a city, or may reflect the socio-economic status of the residents fo the area
- most common in the least popular and cheapest areas of sydney
Urban decay examples in Sydney
- White Bay power station, Rozella
- Tram Sheds, Newtown
Urban Renewal: definition
Redevelopment of run-down areas
Urban renewal: information
- involves clearing away decayed parts of city, improving transport and commercial facilities, community services, landscaping and renovating or rebuilding dilapidated structures
- involves creating a new identity for a city by gutting and renovating industrial buildings to create high density housing
- CBD is constantly being renewed
- gentrification is a form of urban renewal: involving the renovation of heritage buildings. As a result, the surrounding urban environment changes character (with the invasion of more affluent groups, increasing property prices and living expenses). Wealthy people and double-income couples (DINKS: double income no kids + YUPPIES: Young Upwardly Mobile Professionals) compete for high rents and purchase prices and gain access to inner city life. :
Urban village definition
Characterised by a mix of residential, recreational and commercial zoning
Urban village information
Pedestrian activity encouraged to foster community activity
Public transport use encouraged and car dependence is minimised
Common for urban villages to be influenced by a particular cultural or demographic group within the community