Urban futures Flashcards
Push factor?
People wanting to leave
pull factor?
people wanting to go there
urban areas?
Built up areas - town/city
rural areas?
not built up (countryside)
what is urbanisation?
a process where an increasing proportion of the population lives in towns and cities
rural push factors
limited jobs
limited education
limited services
rural pull factors
quiet
safe for families
informal employment
urban push factors
loud
can be unsafe
urban pull factors
more jobs
good services
school opportuites
what is a mega city?
population of over 10 million
what is a world city?
a city that holds a strong influence over the other countries
what is suburbanisation?
when people move from the city centres to the suburbs
economic consequences to rapid urbanisation?
- not enough jobs
- no access to education
- jobs aren’t regulated or taxed - long hours
social consequences to rapid urbanisation
- housing shortage
- not enough basic serves (clean pipes ect)
- high levels of crime
environmental consequences of rapid urbanisation
- rubbish not collected
- sewage cant get into rivers
- road is congested and crowded (green house gas effect)
