Urban I + C General Flashcards
Brownfield land
Land that has previously been built on. The buildings can still be standing or demolished
Dereliction
Where buildings are left unused or unoccupied
Greenfield land
Land that has not been built on before.
International migration
The movement of people between countries - for work or long term residence
Low income country (LIC)
A country of low wealth and a limited level of development
Megacity
A city with a population greater than 10 million people
Population density
The amount of people per square area of land
Pull factors
Reasons why a person may feel attracted towards living in the city
Push factors
Reasons why a person may feel the need to move away from a rural area
Rural-urban migration
Individuals move their homes from a rural area to the urban city, for various reasons
Squatter settlements
Clusters of temporary housing which migrants or low income families live in, often built on unfavourable land
Urban greening
Growing more vegetation and trees in the centre of a city
Urban sprawl
The process of a city growing and spreading out, taking over surrounding greenfield land
