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BIOL3030 - Urban Ecology > WEEK 4 > Flashcards

WEEK 4 Flashcards

1
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WHAT IS URBANISATION

A

THE PROCESS IN WHICH RURAL OR NATURAL AREAS BECOME URBAN (Human settlement with a high population density, infrastructure and human constructed environment.

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What are the modes of urbanisation

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  1. Expansion or intensification of existing urban areas via migration
    - Infiling
  2. Expansion or intensification of existing urban areas via population growth
    - Edge expansion
  3. Development of new urban areas
    - Spontaneous
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How do we quantify urbanisation

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Demographic
Physical
Landscape
Night-time light
(Pretty correlated)

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