World Urbanisation Flashcards
List five areas that are studied in the process of urbanisation
History and culture Sociology Demography Environment Economic functions Systems of industry Transportation City planning and design
Who were the ‘colonisers’ in the 1900s?
Independent, industrialised European countries, like England
Who were the colonised in the 1900s? Why was this significant?
Latin America, Africa and Asia. It was significant as the colonisers already had some planning theory which was difficult to apply to an already developed culture (native people)
What were the ‘pull factors’ of Industrialisation in Europe and North America in the late 19th cent/early 20th?
Higher wages
Expectations of more opportunities
Perception of good, modern life.
Rural stagnation
occurs when an urban area is dominating the rural area and the rural area is not changing.
What was the effect of WWII?
Independence for most colonies. This resulted in Rapid urban growth
Capital city is where the money is
Some limited higher wage jobs
Limited manufacturing
The economy still focussed on Agriculture and mineral exports
List the five drivers of a city’s growth
Demographic factors – natural increase, migration
Urban primacy
National economic policies and investment in infrastructure and trade
Improvement in quality of life
Administrative and/or legal changes in status
List there divers of city decline
Suburbanisation
Economic decline
Selective decline
Difference between urbanisation and suburbanisation
Urbanisation: process of urban growth, when cities grow at the cost of their surrounding countryside
Sub: Growth of community ring at expense of urban core.
List five urban problems
Excessive size and overcrowding Stagnation and no growth Shortage of urban services Unemployment and underemployment Environment degradation/Traffic congestion Slums and squatter settlements Global restructuring Urban governance
