Urban Futures Flashcards
1
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Megacity
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a city with a population of over 10 million
2
Q
Factors that cause cities to grow in megacity
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- Natural population increase
- Migration
- Coastal location
- Economic development
2
Q
World cities
A
hubs for international trade
3
Q
Alpha ++ city
A
3
Q
Alpha + city
A
4
Q
Urban functions
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- Market
- Employment
- Administration
- Defence
- Entertainment
- Religion
- Transport hub
- Residential
- Culture
5
Q
Why people want to move away from the countryside
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- few job opportunities
- lack of access to services eg healthcare
- poor transport networks
5
Q
Suburbanisation is driven by
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- high population density and congestion in city centres
- pollution from industry and land traffic
- cheaper land and house prices from city centre
- quality of life better closer to countryside
5
Q
Why slums grow
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- Rural to urban migration
- Unemployment
- Poor urban planning
- Poor infastructure
6
Q
Urban regeneration aims to
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- build new homes
- encourage investment in new jobs
- improve quality of life for local residents
- improve quality of the environment
7
Q
Green belt
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open space around cities where no further development is allowed
8
Q
Opportunities from urbanisation
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- Quality of life better
- Life expectancy longer
- Employment is better
- Squatter settlements
- Sustainability
9
Q
Challenges from urbanisation
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- More inequality
- Segregation
- More slums
- Over population
-Environmental damage
10
Q
Metacity
A
a city with a population with more than 20 million
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