Urban Futures key Words Flashcards
The name given to a built up area like cities and towns
An urban area
The name given to an urban area that has a population over 20 million people
Mega city
Factors, such as unemployment and war, that force people to move away from an urban area
Push factors
What has happened to the number of Megacities in the world between 1975 and 2014
They have increased
Most Megacities are found in what type of countries [ Clue stage of development ]
EDC’s
New York and Tokyo are examples of Megacities in what sort of countries ?
AC’s
When classifying the development of a country the initials LIDC stands for what
Low income developing country
The process where people move from the city centre to live on the edge of the city is called
Suburbanisation
Factors, such as jobs and services, which attract people to move to an area are known as
Pull factors
The name given to self-built housing areas. They are found on the edge of the cities in LIDC’s and EDC’s. They are overcrowded and have poor sanitation
Squatter settlements
Name a job in the informal sector
Shoeshiners, scrap collectors, street entertainers,
Name one way London has made transport more sustainable
Crossrail, increased capacity on the underground, super cycle highways
