Urbanisation Flashcards
What are ways of sustainable management?
Using bikes instead of cars
Making motorways larger
Using oyster cards
5 big cities in UK
Glasgow
Manchester
Liverpool
London
Leeds
Birmingham
Whats a megacity
A city with population of over 10 million people
Push factors
• population increase
• low yields which causes food insecurity
• natural disasters
• increase in spread of disease
Pull factors
• employment
• salary
• better education
Counter urbanisation meaning
When people from urban areas move to the countryside or rural areas
Reasons for counter urbanisation
• noise pollution
• decreased population
• decreased costs
Example of inequalities
Mumbai, dharavi
Filwood, stoke bishop
Ways of sustainable managment
• schemes to reduce waste
• efficient public transport
• building on derelict sites to not waste land