urban issues London and Lagos Flashcards
what is urbanisation
growth in the proportion of people living in urban areas
urbanisation in HICs
have already experienced urbanisation, rate is low
what % of people in HICs live in urban areas
80%
urbanisation in LICs
high rates of urbanisation, less economically developed
what % of people in LICs live in urban areas
30%
urbanisation in NEEs
around 2%
what % of people in NEEs live in urban areas
50%
what is a push factor
things that encourage someone to leave an area
what is a pull factor
things that encourage people to move to an area
push factor examples - 3
natural disasters
mechanised agriculture requires less jobs
desertification makes land unproductive
pull factor examples - 4
more jobs, better paid
healthcare and education
family
better quality of life
natural increase
when birth rate exceeds the death rate
what qualifies a city as a megacity
more than 10 million residents
how many megacities are there
as of 2018, 33
where is Lagos
nigeria