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Urban Growth Flashcards

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What does urban mean

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A town or cities

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What is urban growth

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The physical expansion of urban areas

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What is the minimum population of a mega city

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10000000( 10 million )

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What is are the 2 main reasons for urban growth

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  • rural to urban migration
  • natural increase
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What is natural increase

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When the birth rate is higher than the death rate

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What is rural to urban migration

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When people move from rural areas to urban areas

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What state is Mumbai in

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Maharashtra

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What is a pull factor

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A positive that attracts you to a new area

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What is a push factor

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A negative that make you want to leave a location

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What is a pull factor in Mumbai

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  • higher/ secondary education
  • tertiary jobs ( better pay )
  • better healthcare
  • join family
  • better infrastructure
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What are push factors in Maharashtra to move to Mumbai

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  • droughts
  • low paying jobs( farming )
  • poor infrastructure
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Why are NEE and LIC cities growing faster than HIC cities

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  • they have a higher birth rate
  • young families are moving to the cities
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Why are HIC cities growing slower than LIC and NEE cities

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Women are in higher paying jobs and prioritising their careers

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How many 1 room factories are there in Dharavi

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15000

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How many 1 room factories are there in Dharavi

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15000

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What is urban planning

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Improving housing, sanitation, water supply, offices, road networks, etc

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What is urban poor

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People who live in slums

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What is the geology of Kensington and Chelsea

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Clay ( soft rock )

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What is the average income for a resident of Kensington and Chelsea

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£128,000

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How much waste (Kg) does each Londoner produce each year

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428.8Kg (Two grizzly bears)

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How many rubbish trucks are there in London?

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Over 50,000

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How many tonnes of rubbish is collected every day in London

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85,000 tonnes

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Where does waste collected in London go

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Incinerators or landfills ( mucking marsh)

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Where is Mucking Marsh

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Thames estuary

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How large is Mucking Marsh
1 square mile
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How many tonnes of waste is added to Mucking Marsh every year
60 million
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Where is recycled waste shipped back too
China
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What is the urban change that caused increase in waste in London
Increasing population of London
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What 2 products do landfill produce
Leachate Methane
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What happens to methane that isn’t captured
It escapes into the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect
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How does leachate escape landfill
Hole is punctuated in the liner Hole melted through the liner Piping gets clogged and bursts
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What is released when rubbish is burned in incinerators
CO2
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What can happen if leachate leaks
Infect/ contaminate water sources
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What percentage of residents of Kensington and Chelsea are unemployed
4.3% (below average)
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Where is Tower hamlets in % of unemployment in London
6.4% (third lowest)
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What percentage of Kensington and Chelsea adult residents are obese
14%
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What percentage of tower hamlets residents are overweight/obese
33% overweight 30% obese
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What percentage of pupils in tower hamlets got 5-9 in English and Maths
44%
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What percentage of pupils in Kensington and Chelsea achieved 5-9 in maths and English
75%
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What is the average property price in Kensington and Chelsea
£2,145,389
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What is the average property price in Tower Hamlets
£509,000
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What is smog
Smoke + fog
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How much did the slum sanitation project cost
$300 million
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What was the charity that donated to the slum sanitation project
USAid
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What % of donations did USAid donate
35%
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What % of donations did the world bank make to the slum sanitation project
65%
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When did the slum sanitation project start
1995
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How many toilets were made in the slum sanitation project
5100
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What are the 2 types of urban planning
Top down Bottom up
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What type of urban planning is the Mumbai Slum Rehabilitation Project
Top down
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What is the type of urban planning in the slum sanitation project
Bottom up
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What is a top down urban planning
Government decide what to do
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What is a bottom up urban planning
Local people can do it for themselves, often with help from NGO’s
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What percentage of the housing in the Mumbai rehabilitation scheme will be donated to the original residents
30%
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What is a brownfield side
Land that has previously been had a permanent structure built on it
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What is a greenfield sight
Open fields and green space ( e.g. green belt )
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What does ITS stand for
Integrated Transport Systems
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What is the urban heat island effect
Where urban areas are hotter than their surroundings as a result of factors such as cars, buildings and AC units
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What urban change causes the urban heat island effect
Population growth
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What is an environmental opportunity in urban areas
Urban greening
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How many bees and bird species has the Javits convention centre brought to NYC
300,000 bees / 25 bird species
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What is an urban change in London that brings people to Kensington and Chelsea
Migration
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What is the name of the railway project that goes across London
Crossrail
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How much did crossrail cost
18.8 billion
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