Challenges of urbanising world Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is the standard of heath, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group?
Quality of life
What is a house that has no budget and has been built using rubbish material by the owner on land that isn’t theirs legally?
Squatter Settlement
What consists of slum housing, derelict land, old declining industry, large areas of re-development/urban regeneration, limited convenience shopping facilities and areas demolished and used for motorways and ring roads?
Inner City
What is people moving form inner suburbs to outer suburbs called?
Suburbanisation
What is the birth rate - death rate for a place called?
Natural increase
What is a rise in the % of people living in urban areas, compared to rural areas called?
Urbanisation
What is a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less populated surrounding territories called?
Metropolitan area
What is an extended urban area, consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of a central city called?
Conurbation
What is a city that is a major centre for finance, trade, business, politics, culture, science information gathering and mass media called?
World city
What is the % gain in net population than % decrease over time called?
Net growth
What is decreased activity in manufacturing and closure of industries called?
Deindustrialisation
What is the movement of people from the the countryside to the city called?
Rural-urban migration
What is loads of people moving to the countryside by leaving the cities called?
Counter urbanisation
What is loads of people leaving the city and then starting to move back to the cities called?
Re-urbanisation
What consists of some housing, golf courses, allotments, business parks and airports?
Rural urban fringe
What consists of detached houses and modern housing estates?
Outer suburbs
Define greenfield
A natural wildlife space that hasn’t been built on.
Define brownfield
A space that has already been built on.
Define rebranding
The process of giving a product, organisation or place a new image, in order to make it more attractive or successful.
Define regeneration
The process of improving derelict or dilapidated districts of a city, typically through redevelopment.
Define sustainable living
Where resource use in a city meets human needs while preserving the environment for present generations, but also for generations to come. It must also support a strong economy.
