Consequences of urban growth Flashcards
Uurban sprawl is
the spread of an area into the surrounding countryside, traditionally being unplanned and uncontrolled
in 20…..the number of people living in slum conditions was estimated at
863 million globally
In 2013
almost …….% of the population in Caracas lives in informal housing
70%
the Tower of David building was started in 19…..to be the HQ for a bank but was never completed
1990
the Tower of David building was empty until …………….when squatters moved in
2007
now the Tower of David has (4 items)
- shops
- hairdressers
- internet
- gym
in 20……., government authorities began to relocate the ……………families to make way for the demolition of the building, even though the building had been completed by the squatters
2014
1200 families
in London, between 2010-15, average house prices rose by ……….%
50%
- in India, lack of infrastructural maintenance meant that in 20…… , only …..% of piped water reached slum areas in …..Indian cities including New Delhi
- this shows how the government has failed to ………….
- 2015 5% 42 cities
- plan and deal with the rapid urban sprawl in many cities
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, only…./….. of the city’s waste is processed by local authorities, the rest being dumped in streets, rivers and landfill sites such as……….on the edge of the city
2/3 waste is processed
Koshe dump
in Nairobi, waste is recycled by ‘dump workers’ ad not the local authorities. Here glass bottles are collected and……………………while food is taken to…….and used as……
- returned to stores
- food taken to farms and used as compost
urban growth puts pressure on transport systems, such as motorways. during the 19….s car boom, motorways became congested more quickly, and a study revealed how, in just……..years, …….% of road space became occupied due to more cars on the road
5 years
90%
1960s car boom
