urban issues and challanges Flashcards
defonition of urbanisation
increasing proportion of the worlds population living in CITIES
defonition of urban growth
increase in the area covered by cities
how does urbanisation vary?
growing more quickly in LIC/NEE than HIC
what is a megacity?
population 10+ million
RIO why is it important?
cultural capital
RIO why has it grown?
economic activities
attract migrants (amazon)
RIO what are the social challanges?
education - shortage of schools
lack of electricity
RIO what are the social sollutions?
FAVELA BAIRRO PROJECT
healthcare
education
water supply (300km new pipelines)
RIO what is its economic plan?
money to improve favellas
large companies are attracted to rio
RIO what types of jobs are there in rio?
manifacturing
consruction
RIO what are the econimic challanges?
unemployment (20% in favellas)
kidnapping
RIO what are the econimic sollutions?
SCHOOLS FOR TOMMOROW
police are now in control of favellas
RIO what is its environmental problems?
pollution (5000 deaths a year)
waste pollution
RIO how are they going to improve their environment?
expansion of metro system
widen roads for rubish collection
RIO what are the challanges of favellas?
crime - gangs
lack of services (12% no running water
RIO what are the favella sollutions?
FAVELLA BAIRRO PROJECT
cable car - free for poor
roads paved
BRISTOL why is it a major city?
education - 2 universities
entertainment
transport
BRISTOL what has migration done to the city?
50% growth
BRISTOL what are the challanges?
increase in ethnic diversity
BRISTOL what are the social oppertunities?
entertainment
shopping - cabot curicus
BRISTOL what are the environmental challanges?
old inner city
more houses needed due to urbanisation
BRISTOL what are the environmental sollutions?
developing greenfiels sights
BRISTOL how are they creating a clean environment?
non recyclable waste used to generate electricity
electric car programme
BRISTOL how is bristol inequal (fillwood and stoke bishop)?
FILLWOOD
poor housing
poor education - 36% top GCSE grades
33% unemployment
STOKE BISHOP
50% people have a degree
94% top GCSE grades
high life expectancy
BRISTOL what are the problems with new housing?
3200 homes = congestion and noise
habitat loss
flood risk
BRISTOL how are they going to regenerate bristol?
TEMPLE QUARTER
improved road layout
new offices
new briges