Definitions Flashcards
(44 cards)
Urbanisation
Growth in the proportion of people living in urban areas- as a %
Urban growth
Growth of people living in urban areas
Measured in numbers of people
CBD
Central business district
Brownfield site
Land that has previously been build on
Derelict
Greenfield site
Land that hasn’t previously been built on
Urban pull factor
Things pulling people to urban areas
Rural push factor
Things pushing people away from rural areas to urban areas
Sustainability
The physical characteristics that make up a city including its size and shape and population density and how it is arranged (eg land patterns in diff areas)
Inner city
Area closest to the CBD
World city
An interconnected global economic centres that has a significant influence on the world economy
Urban expansion
Increase in the physical size of an urban place
Measured for each urban place in KM2
Bid price model
A model which shows the structure of a typical urban place I The UK
Counter urbanisation
The movement of people out of the city into the surrounding villages and rural areas
Suburbanisation
Migration of people from the inner city to the outskirts of cities
Urban resurgence
Movement of people back to the city centre
Gentrification
Process of regeneration by affluent individuals
It usually occurs in deprived inner urban areas
Out of town retailing
Shops and services out of town- less people shop in CBD who can easier access these
Can cause deindustrialisation
Deprivation
Being without something
Eg deprived area- don’t have enough to live comfortably
Mega city
Metropolitan area- total pop in excess of 10 mill
Social segregation
Segregation into different social groups
Rural urban migration
People moving from rural areas to urban areas
Hubs of business transport and trade
World cities have strong connections to the rest of the world
Eg by internet, electric communication, air
Alpha ++
Highest classification of city
Eg London
Production hub
Feature of world city
Decisions about marketing and production across work are made by TNCs whose headquarters are in world cities