Urban Environments Flashcards
Definition of suburbanisation
This is where the suburbs on the outer edge of the settlement grow outwards as new houses and services are built to accommodate more people.
Definition of counterurbanisation
people move from an urban area to a more rural area.
defintion of urbanisation
THe process whereby a growing percentage of population lives intowns and cities, and the economy depends increasingly on manufacturing and providing services
Definition of urban growth
the physical expansion of cities
Definition of agglomeration
The concentration of people and economic activities at favourable locations
Definition of megacities
A city with a population larger than 10 million
Describe the structure of a city
Central core, Inner city ring, suburban ring, urban fringe
Characteristics of Central core
- CBD
- High land value
- Low residential population
Characteristics of Inner city ring
- High pollution from traffic
- Houses don’t have gardens
- Expensive houses
Characteristics of suburban areas
- Residential Area
- Cost of houses decreases and size of houses increased
Characteristics ofurban fringe:
- Industrial land uses
- Golf courses
Name the problems caused by rapid urbanisation
Congestion, less jobs available, higher crime rate, more pollution
Definition of energy gap
When a country cannot meet the demand for energy using its own resources
