Urban Flashcards
1
Q
urbanisation
A
a rise in the percentage of people living in towns and cities compared to the countryside.
2
Q
counter-urbanisation
A
when people leave towns and cities to live in the countryside.
3
Q
re-urbanisation
A
when people who used to live in a town or city and then left for the countryside move back to the town or city.
4
Q
gentrification
A
high income earners move to poor areas to be closer to work and end up regenerating the area.
5
Q
suburbanisation
A
the movement of people from the inner suburbs to the outer suburbs.
6
Q
de-industrialisation
A
decreased activity in manufacturing and closure of industries leading to unemployment.
7
Q
industrialisation
A
when a mainly agricultural society changes and begins to depend on manufacturing industries instead.
