patterns-urbanisation Flashcards
(17 cards)
what does urban mean
region including and surrounding a city
what is urbanisation
growth in % of a country’s population that lives in an urban area compared to a rural area
what is urban growth
an increase in the number of urban dwellers
physical and demographic
what is urban sprawl
the spread of an urban area into surrounding countryside
what is a mega city
a city with over 10 million people
what is a megacity
a city with over 20 million people
why is the scale of urbanisation faster than ever before
because more people want to improve standard of living in the city causing rural to urban migration along with natural increase
where is most urbanisation happening
africa and asia
here is most contemporary urbanisation taking place
large towns and small cities
most potential for growth and more job opportunities
what is urbanism
a certain way of being in urban areas
how do we know urbanisation is happening
data from United Nations e.g cencus
why is data for urbanisation problematic
different countered define urban differently
different countries do census at different times
predictions might be exaggerated
summarise trends of urbanisation from 1945
-around 2008 urban population overtook rural population
-africa and asia have the highest population growth
-europe and north america are still urbanising
what percentage of the population reside in urban areas in 2014
54%
3.9 billion people
what percentage of the world was urban in 1950 and what is predicted to be in 2050
1950- 30%
2050- 66%
how will starts change is with continuing population growth and urbanisation
projected to add 2.5 billion people to worlds urban pop
90% of the increase concentrated in africa and asia
what 3 countries account for 37% of the worlds projected growth
india
china
nigeria
