Urban Growth and Decline

Question 1

Push factors of the issue:

Answer 1

unemployment and low socioeconomic status,

Question 2

Pul Factors of issue:

Answer 2

employment, lifestyle and educational opportunities.

Question 3

Growing cities:

Answer 3

Sydney, Darwin and cities along the eastern coast

Question 4

Declining cities

Answer 4

Hobart exploited mining cities and old industrial parts of cities.

Question 5

Ecological Dimension:

Answer 5

• As growth occurs, more stress placed on natural environment by the increase use of resources and energy and production of waste.
• In declining areas, environment left to decline as the socioeconomic conditions worsen

Question 6

What kind of process can occur?

Answer 6

Urbanisaiton
urban consolidation (Increase density of population within existing urban area such as building high-rise),
gentrification ( new demographic and renovating = property value increase becomes richer),
suburbanisation ( suburbs built on previously settled land),
reurbanisation and urban renewel (revitalization of suburbs and urban areas).

Question 7

Process of declining region:

Answer 7

produce urban decay or counter-urbanisaton

Question 8

POsitive IMpacts:

Answer 8

• increase employment opportunities. Entertainment, specialist doctors, universities ad cultural activities.

Question 9

Negative IMpacts:

Answer 9

inadequate infrastructure and community service, traffic congestion, deteriorating air quality, high price homes, urban blight and accumulation of waste

Question 10

Responses:

Answer 10

• Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural resources
• Urban Improvement program NSW, Building Better Cities, Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
• Community Builders
• Local Councils