3.3- Cities Change Over Time And Cities Land Use Flashcards
Contrast urbanisation and counter-urbanisation
The industrial urbanisation time period there was better revolution and better transport attracting people, factories were built and the population increased. Counter urbanisation people chose to leave larger towns and cities and move to rural areas. This lead to population decline in inner city areas
What is suburbanisation and why did it happen?
Suburbanisation is when developed cities become too crowded and polluted, people who can afford it move out of the city centre to the new suburbs. Often the edge of cities when land is cheaper and the air is cleaner. This happens because of urbanisation.
How did suburbanisation affect where people lived?
Becomes crowded and becomes polluted
Why did counter-urbanisation happen?
This happened because people chose to leave larger towns and cities and move to rural areas.
What is re-urbanisation and why does it happen?
This is where older cities start to redevelop their run-down inner city areas to attract people to live in the city centres
What is the difference between Commercial, Industrial and Residential land in urban areas?
Commercial - offices/buildings/hotels usually found in CBD
Industrial - Away from centre often in inner cities Factories and Warehouses
Residential - usually found surrounding the CBD and industries in the suburbs, housings
How does accessibility affect the land use?
Shops need to accessible to as many people as possible so they are usually found in city centres, which have good transport links. Some cities, the edge of the city is most accessible, often by the motorway loading to growth of out of town shopping centres.
How does planning affect land use?
Planning affects land use as cities authorities often decide how they want a city to look, so they have plans showing which land uses will be allowed in different parts of the city
