Urban Issues And Challenges Paper 2 Flashcards
Urban change means
Changes to towns and cities such as increased population, the closure of industry and construction of houses
One reason why population natural increases is high in cities like LIC and NEE is
Lots of migrants to LIC Cities tend to young adults. This can lead to an increase in birth rates which increase rate of natural increase
When describing a place location it is important to
Use compass directions
Refer to nearby places
London is important because
It is home to the uks financial centre and generates a disproportionate amount to the uks GDP (Wealth)
One reason urban industrial areas can encourage development in
New jobs will attract migrants, this will lead to increased demand for housing, leisure facilities and others such as sanitation and transport
A second reason urban industrial areas can encourage development is
Industrial development may lead to improvements in transport infrastructure such as airports and sea ports these developments will be needed to import and export manufactured goods and raw materials
Each grid square on a 1:25 000 OS map is 
1km squared
One advantage of the regeneration of Stratford in East London for the 2012 Olympics was
40% of the 2818 homes in the former athletes village have been made available to local families as affordable housing this helps to support people on low incomes and maintain local community
A second advantage of the Regeneration of Stratford in East London for the 2012 Olympics was
The facilities created for the Olympics such as the Queen Elizabeth Park Aquatics Centre and velodrome are now used by local community groups schools and sports club
One example of how urban change has created opportunities in London
The decline of secondary industries (factories)  has created Brownfield sites that can be re-developed into offices and retail premises such as the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford in East London
Lagos in Nigeria is internationally important because
It has attracted large amounts of foreign direct investment from energy and communication companies
When completing four figure grid references the number refers to
The bottom left of the relevant square
One way regeneration can help improve urban problems is by
Encouraging an increase in spending in the area with local businesses this can create economic growth and a positive multiplier effect
What example of urban change in London is
 The population has become more youthful as the majority of economic migrants are young adults in their 20s and 30s
A second way regeneration can help improve urban problems is
They can provide low-cost affordable homes for people on low incomes while helping to create a strong sense of communities Which can tackle issues such as isolation and loneliness
