Urban Issues and Challenges Flashcards
What is a green space?
Unbuilt area that provides a natural recreational as well as habitat for life
What is integrated transport?
different forms of transport linked together
What is an Enterprise zone?
scheme supported by government to encourage
What is Gentrification?
decaying area is modernised but cost of living increases and inhabitants forced out.
What is the green belt?
area around countryside which doesn’t allow houses to be built
What is rural-urban fringe?
zone of transition between built up area and countryside
What is Urban regeneration ?
reverse urban decline by redeveloping to improve local economy.
What is Urban sprawl?
unplanned growth of urban areas into surrounding rural areas
What is a squatter settlement?
area of poor quality housing lacking in sewage and electricity-Favelas
What is formal economy?
type of employment where people receive regular wage and pay tax
What is informal economy?
employment outside official knowledge of government
What is natural increase?
birth rate minus the death rate of a population
What is dereliction?
abandoned buildings and wasteland
How many people live in urban cities?
56 percent of worlds population but by 2050 expected to be 70 percent of people
Where are the highest rates of urbanisation?
Asia and Africa due to rural-urban migration.