Urban Issues And Challenges Flashcards
Brownfield site
Land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use.
Commonly found around urban areas e.g. the inner city
Dereliction
Abandoned buildings and wasteland
Economic opportunities
Chances for people to improve their standard of living through employment.
Greenfield site
A plot of land, often in a rural or on the edge of an urban area that has not yet had any building development
Inequalities
Differences between poverty and wealth
Mega city
Population with over 10 million people
Natural increase
The birth rate minus the death rate of a population
Social deprivation
The degree to which an area is deprived of services
E.g. decent housing, local employment
Squatter settlement
An area of poor quality housing, lacking water supply, sewerage and electricity
Sustainable urban living
A city where there is minimal damage to the environment, jobs secure, strong sense of community with the local people.
Use of public transport, accesable resources and services
Urban greening
The process of increasing and preserving open space such as public parks and gardens in urban areas?
Urbanisation
The process where there is an increasing percentage of a country’s population coming to live in towns and cities.
Urban regeneration
The revival of old parts of the built up area by installing either modern facilities in old buildings or demolishing existing buildings and starting fresh.
Urban sprawl
The unplanned growth of urban areas into the surrounding countryside.
Waste recycling
The process of extracting and re using useful substances found in waste
