Urban Key Words Flashcards
LIC and HIC
This subdivision of countries based on the world bank income classifications, which in 2013 were Low income $1045 or below, high income $12,746 or above
NEE
Countries that began to experience high rates of economic development, examples, Brazil, Russia and China
Brownfield Site
land that is has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use. Commonly found across urban areas particularly 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 been subject to any building development
inequalities
differences between poverty and wealth, as well as in peoples’ wellbeing and access to things like jobs, housing and education. inequalities may occur in housing provision, access to services, access to open land, safety and security
Integrated transport systems
when different transport methods connect together, making journeys smoother so that more people will want to use the transport
mega city
city with over 10 million people
migration
when people move from one place to another
natural increase
the birth rate minus the death rate of a population.
Pollution
The presence of chemicals, noise, dirt or other substances that are harmful to the environment
Rural Urban fringe
a zone of transition between the built up area and the countryside
sanitation
measures designed to protect public health, including provision of clean water and the disposal of sewage an waste
social deprivation
area deprived of its needs
social opportunities
chances to improve their quality of life
squatter settlement
an area of poor housing, water supply, sewage and electricity, which often develops spontaneously and illegally in a city in a LIC
sustainable urban living
using renewable sources and living in a efficient area
traffic congestion
occurs when there is too great volume of traffic roads to cope with, so traffic jams form and traffic slows to a crawl
urban greening
the process of increasing and preserving open space such as public parks and gardens in public areas
urbanisation
the process of increasing percentage of a country’s population comes to live in towns and cities
urban regeneration
the revival of old buildings by installing new facilites or redevelopment
urban sprawl
the unplanned growth of urban areas into the surrounding countryside
waste recycling
extracting and refusing useful substances found in waste
