Urban Issues Flashcards
Meaning of urban
urban areas are towns and cities but there is no definition of what makes a town of city. some are defined by population or type of services or density and employment
What is urbanisation
rise in proportion of people living in towns and cities defined as urban areas
What is urbanisation
rise in proportion of people living in towns and cities defined as urban areas
is there a correlation between development and urbanisation
relatively strong
What is migration
movement of people from area to another
rural to urban is the main driver of urbanisation
pull factors like jobs and education make people move
what is natural increase
young population lead to high rates of natural increase
high birth rate than death = natural increase
how do cities grow based on location
Cities grown on rivers coasts and other busy transport routes where trade can happen are better
why do cities grow based on economic development
Cities that trade are good for business
Growth economically make jobs which attract people and bring enterprise
what’s the formula for population growth
natural increase + positive net migration
describe the rate of urbanisation
used to be very high around 2-5%
now is 0.3-2.9%
What’s a mega city
a city with over 10 million population
What is the change in number of mega cities?
1850 - 2 cities over a million London and paris
1950 - 70 over 1 million and 2 mega cities
2000 - 100 millionaire cities
2024 - 33 mega cities and 512 millionaire cities
What is the pattern of mega cities in 1950
located in HIC - new york, tokyo
What’s the pattern change of mega cities from 1950-2018
most of them used to be in HICS but now they are mostly NEEs
How and why are the patterns of mega cites expected to change in the future?
Shift towards Africa and expect to be 13 mega cities by 2100
Where is mumbai?
West coast of India on the Arabian sea in the state of maharashta
Built on a narrow peninsula into the sea
What are pull factors of mumbai
better housing and education
more computer access
secondary education
better quality of life
toilet access and services access
less infant mortality
more income
National and regional importances of mumbai
6% india’s GDP
Creates 10 billion in taxes
Owns stock and banks
International importance’s of mumbai
40% of india’s foreign trade
25% of india’s industry
29th largest city by GDP
21 of the 54 biggest companies HQs
Multi national firms like disney are there
