Global Cities Flashcards
(6 cards)
a phenomenon of driving out the poor in favor of newer, wealthier residents.
Gentrification
consequence of urban sprawl
Environmental challenges
consequence of attractivity, a lot of people go to global cities.
Congestion
The process of integrating urbanized areas and is characterized by the concentration of population, activities and functions in large metropolitan areas
Metropolisation
Because a lot of hinterlands and a lot of connections in these hinterlands, global cities grow larger and larger and extend the area on which they lay.
Urban sprawl
Since it is innovative and it is a hub or a place where all the flows of the world meet, it attracts a lot of investment from multinational corporations.
Attractivity