Urban Issues And Challenges Flashcards
Where are the highest rates of population growth occurring
LICs
What percentage of people live in urban areas
More than 50%
What is a megacity
A country with over 10 million people
How many megacities are there in the world and give 5 examples
34 in the world eg
Tokyo
Delhi
Shanghai
Beijing
New york
What are the causes of urban growth
Natural increase - this is the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths
Migration- this is the movement of people into or out of the city
What is rural to urban migration
More and more people are leaving
rural areas and moving to cities.
What are push and pull factors
Push factors are things that make people want to leave rural areas
pull factors are the things that attract people to the city.
What are some possible push factors
Unemployment
Poor living conditions
Poor health and education services
Natural disasters
Lower wages
What are some possible pull factors
Employment opportunities
Higher wages
Better living conditioins
Better education and health facilities
What is a NEE
Newly emerging economies
What opportunities does mumbai offer
social - better housing and services, eg healthcare and education
economic - more jobs and higher wages
environmental - better living conditions with a safer environment
What are the challenges of mumbai
social - poor housing conditions and crime
economic - low wages or unemployment
environmental - polluted drinking water and a lack of sanitation
What is a problem of rapid rural to urban migration
The development of informal settlements
What are the characteristics of a squatter settlement
overcrowded and noisy
houses are made from cardboard, wood, corrugated iron, plastic sheeting and metal from oil drums
lack of sanitation, clean drinking water and open sewers
pollution and disease are common
thousands of workshops and people employed in the informal job sector
What is urban planning
Designing the layout and functions of towns and cities
