Urban Futures Flashcards
Urbanisation
Definition
The rising percentage of people living in urban areas, compared with rural ones
Conurbation
Definition
2 Cities merged into one
Net migration
Definition
People moving into the city
Natural increase
Defintion
The population increasing by the number of births exceeding the number of deaths
Megacity
Definition
A metropolitan area with a total polulation of over 10 million people
World city
Definition
An important city in the global economy
Push Factor
Definition
A negative aspect or condition that motivates a person to leave
Pull Factor
Definition
A positive aspect that motivates a person to choose this location over another
Urban pull factors
List
- Job opportunities
- Better infrastructure
- More interaction with people
- Stable political conditions
- Higher wages
Rural push factors
List
- Limited resources and professions
- Are often secluded from rest of the world= lonely
- Poverty
- Adverse physical conditions
- Politica; instability
Suburbanisation
Definition
The process by which suburbs grow as a city expands outwards
Counter- urbanisation
Definition
The movement of people out of cities into the countryside and smaller towns
Re-urbanisation
Defintion
The process of people moving back into city centres
Green belt
Definition
Open space around cities on which no further development is allowed
Diaspora
Definition
A group of people that share the same ethnicity and culture
