REST OF URBAN Flashcards
(29 cards)
Give 5 traits of the CBD
Tourist info centre
Churches
Main railway station
Town hall
Main bus station
There are large buildings, grid iron street patterns and not a lot of public transport…give the three names for this area
Inner City/Old housing/Old industry
Give the three traits of the New housing/Inner suburbs zone
Open space and parks
Curvy streets
Cul-de-sacs (dead end streets)
Give three traits of Outer suburbs/Rural-urban fringe
Greater open space
Good rail road links to CBD
Crescents + Cul-de-sacs
Give one change to CBD (I’m walking here!)
Pedestrianised streets, safer for shoppers, inconvenient for drivers
Give another change to CBD (I’m multi-talented)
Multi-storey car parks, fewer cars blocking roads so better for ambulances etc, tickets expensive
Give a third change to CBD (I’m driving here!)
Bus lanes to help keep public transport running on time, also reduces CO2,
Give fourth change to CBD (mini-mart)
24 hour convenience stores in out of town of town locations, means shoppers can buy all products in one location, but closes small shops in CBD
Give fifth change to CBD (let it grow let it grow)
Low emission zones, restrict high polluting vehicles from city centre otherwise fined
Give one change in developed country farming, and its pos + neg (you don’t own me…🎵)
Gov policy, pos = Encourages farmers to produce more
neg = excess produce wasted
Give a change in developed country farming, and its pos + neg (quad-biking)
Diversification, pos = more jobs created in local area, neg = increased litter from tourists
Give a change in developed country farming, and its pos + neg (beep bop)
New tech, pos = seed drills, drones, ploughs etc require less human work so farmer pays less for labour, neg = the initial cost is high
Give a change in developed country farming, and its pos + neg (vegan teacher core)
Organic farming, pos = wildlife protected as less pollution in rivers, neg = productivity is lower
Give a change in developed country farming, and its pos + neg (science time)
GM crops, pos = higher yields because pest resistant, keep up with rising population nums
neg = may be long term health impacts, we dunno
Change for developing country includes GM crops, gov policy, new tech (all covered) but also…
Biofuels, pos = much cheaper than fossil fuels, neg = ethanol is actually more corrosive than petrol
Give a change to the inner city (environment)
Area landscaped, more green spaces
Give a change to the inner city (employment)
Gov invest money in call centres to improve employment rates
Give a change to the inner city (housing, think netflix)
Some homes for sale, not rent, encourages families, for example crown street
Give a change to the inner city (services)
New libraries, health care centres, and leisure centres
Why do people want to live in the suburbs? (money money money🎵)
Land is cheaper, so opportunity to make houses bigger
Why do people want to live in the suburbs? (jets v sharks)
Less crime than city centre, safer for families to locate
Why do people want to live in the suburbs? (much noicer)
Quieter and less polluted than city centre
Why do people want to live in the suburbs? (working nine to five)
Near transport links to city centre so people can commute to work from homes
Why do people want to live in the suburbs? (honk honnk)
Less congested on roads so safer for driving
