Urban Futures Flashcards

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Urbanisation

Definition

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The rising percentage of people living in urban areas, compared with rural ones

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2
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Conurbation

Definition

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2 Cities merged into one

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3
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Net migration

Definition

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People moving into the city

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4
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Natural increase

Defintion

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The population increasing by the number of births exceeding the number of deaths

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5
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Megacity

Definition

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A metropolitan area with a total polulation of over 10 million people

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6
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World city

Definition

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An important city in the global economy

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7
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Push Factor

Definition

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A negative aspect or condition that motivates a person to leave

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8
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Pull Factor

Definition

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A positive aspect that motivates a person to choose this location over another

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9
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Urban pull factors

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  • Job opportunities
  • Better infrastructure
  • More interaction with people
  • Stable political conditions
  • Higher wages
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10
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Rural push factors

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  • Limited resources and professions
  • Are often secluded from rest of the world= lonely
  • Poverty
  • Adverse physical conditions
  • Politica; instability
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Suburbanisation

Definition

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The process by which suburbs grow as a city expands outwards

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12
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Counter- urbanisation

Definition

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The movement of people out of cities into the countryside and smaller towns

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13
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Re-urbanisation

Defintion

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The process of people moving back into city centres

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14
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Green belt

Definition

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Open space around cities on which no further development is allowed

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15
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Diaspora

Definition

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A group of people that share the same ethnicity and culture

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16
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Studentification

Definition

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The process by which specific neighbourhoods become dominated by student residential occupation