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1
Q

How do megacities differ from each other?

A
Development level
Type of migrant
Characteristic of growth
Planning of growth
Rate of pop. growth
Urban processes
2
Q

What are the 4 urban processes and their order?

A

Urbanisation
Suburbanisation
Counter - urbanisation
Reurbanisation

3
Q

Define urbanisation

A

When the population of people living in urban cities increases

4
Q

Define suburbanisation

A

Wealthy choosing to live on city edge escaping poverty/crime/pollution/congestion

5
Q

Define counter-urbanisation

A

Movement of people out of urban cities to rural countryside mainly in developed world or v. rich in developing world

6
Q

Define reurbanisation

A

Developed world trend where attempts to regenerate declining cities are put in place.

7
Q

What are the four stages of urbanisation?

A

Immature, Consolidating,

Maturing, Established

8
Q

What are the features of the immature stage?(give some examples)

A

V. rapid urban growth but mostly migration
60% informal economy
Small scale, manufacturing, urban farming
Little planning
60% or more in slums
Squatter settlements dominate
(Lagos, Kabul)

9
Q

What are the features of the consolidating stage?(give some examples)

A

Rapid migration and internal growth balances
50% informal economy
Some industry
Urbanisation and suburbanisation going on
Planning on water, congestion, waste, slum & social housing
(Mumbai, Cairo)

10
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What are the features of the maturing stage?(give some examples)

A
Slow, largely internal urban growth
Mostly industry economic activity
Some manufacturing
Suburbanisation
Housing, transport, land use planning processes
Satisfactory QoL
Suburbs gated communities
(Mexico City, Beijing)
11
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What are the features of the established stage?(give some examples)

A
Very slow and stable growth
Professional, services, retail, formal sectors dominate
Counter & Re urbanisation
Large scale suburbanisation
Inner city regeneration
High QoL
(London, Paris, Birmingham)