Urban Environments Flashcards
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Fortress Developments
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an area adapted to deter anti-social behaviour and protect important buildings
2
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Urban heat island effect (UHIE)
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the radiation from dense urban areas emitted creates a dome of warmer temperatures
3
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Gentrification
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the renewal of an area leading to an influx of affluent people (Portland Road)
4
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World cities
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cities that have global financial services and TNC headquarters (NY Stock exchange)
5
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Dedustrialisation
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the stopping of the secondary industry due to more outsourcing
6
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Suburbanisation
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people moving from urban areas to rural areas, opposite of counter-urbanisation. Leads to agglomeration for villages and towns
