P2: Urban Futures Flashcards
What is rural-urban migration
The movement of people from the countryside and more rural areas to cities or towns in more urban areas
What is internal growth?
When the birth rate is higher than the death rate increasing the population
How do internal growth and rural-urban migration cause rapid urbanisation in LIDCs?
Internal growth- more babies are being born in Nigeria which increases the number of humans in the country and so the rate of urbanisation increases as the birth rate is higher population’ll reach a point where hospitals and supplies are overwhelmed etc..
Rural-urban: more people moving to cities and towns means that more people are going to be living in these areas and looking for jobs and using more resources etc..
What are the consequences of rapid urbanisation in LIDCs?
Overwhelmed hospitals and schools. Increased unemployment due to lack of jobs leads to increase in crime. Lack of housing causes people to move into informal housing i.e Makoko slums, 66% in slums toilets shared by 15 households
What is suburbanisation? Causes and consequences?
It is the movement of people from city centres to the outskirts. Usually because of high house prices, increased traffic and congestion in city centres, and less value for money, less green spaces etc. Leads to development in suburbs, in public transport, more housing, may lead to increase in the price in suburbs
What is counter urbanisation?
Causes and consequences?
The movement of people from city centres to the country side
Causes: wanting to raise children, more value for money, fresher air, less of a bustling life than in the city.
Consequences: less green areas in rural areas as more houses would have to be built, more housing would be bought by richer people outside of the UK in city centres so that it adds to their property list so less housing for others. Less congestion in city centres but more in countryside
What is re-urbanisation and it’s causes and consequences?
It is the movement of people back into urban areas.
Causes: re development of infrastructure attracts people, i.e new housing or roads and schools, more businesses opening, cleaner areas etc.
Consequences: better quality of life, more expensive housing in the re-developed areas. Cheaper housing in the less urban areas as people are moving out, higher pay for businesses, taxes to governments etc
what are Urban growth rates like in LIDCS, EDCs and ACs
LIDCs: increasing rapidly, 1200 migrants every day
EDCS: 1978: only 18% in China lived in cities, 2018 was 59%
ACs: London went from 79% in 1950 to 83% in 2013
What are world cities, and its characteristics, and how is the distribution of them changing?
Major cities for trade, politics and education, often have governmental buiildings and landmarks.
distribution: mainly Europe, China and North America
Only one in Africa is Johannesburg
What are megacities and how is the distribution of them changing?
10 mil +, less political activity and economic
mainly Asia, Tokyo, 38 mil
