Urban Issues and Challenges - General

Question 1

What are the patterns of urban change in HICs

Answer 1

• richer HICs are highly urbanised, with North America being the most urbanised region. 73% of the population in Europe live in urban areas.

Urbanisation in these regions is rapidly slowing down and even reversing (counter-urbanisation) as people decide to leave crowded cities for the peace of the countryside

Question 2

What are the patterns of urban change in LICs

Answer 2

• poorer LICs are still predominantly rural, with Africa being only 40% urban.

These countries are experiencing the fastest rate of urbanisation with Africa being expected to reach 56% by 2050

Question 3

what are the global patterns of urban change

Answer 3

The world is becoming increasingly urbanised.

In 1950, 30% of world population were urban, 54% in 2014, and projected to reach 66% by 2050

Question 4

What are the factors that affect the rate of urbanisation

Answer 4

• migration

- natural increase

Question 5

how are people convinced to move in or out of a city

Answer 5

push (disadvantages of living in the countryside)
and
pull (advantages of the city)
factors

Question 6

how many megacities were there in 2015 and how many are there expected to be in 2030

Answer 6

2015 - 28

2030 - over 40