Urban Issues And Challenges Flashcards
(21 cards)
Urbanisation definition
The process by which an increasing amount of people move into towns and cities
World’s largest city
Tokyo
Tokyo population
38 million
In 1975 how many megacities
4
What were the megacities in 1975
Tokyo, New York, Mexico City and São Paulo
How many megacities today?
29
Highest rates of urbanisation are in …
Poorer, low income countries (Asia and Africa)
LICs rate of natural increase (high or low)
High
LICs rural-urban migration (high/low)
High
Natural increase definition
Birth rate is higher than death rate over a year
Natural decrease definition
Death rate is higher than birth rate over a year
3 pull factors affecting urbanisation
- Better healthcare
- More safety
- More economically advantageous
3 push factors affecting urbanisation
- Natural disasters
- Lack of education
- Political unrest
Lagos population
17 million
Lagos generates …% of Nigeria’s wealth
25
Lagos is a …………. Hub
Transport
Nigeria film scene called
Nollywood
3 opportunities in Lagos
- Good transport connections
- Growing affluent population
- Coastal location
Economic opportunity for Lagos
Eko Atlantic
Formal economy in Lagos (3)
Employees get
- regular pay
- health standards
- regular hours
Informal economy in Lagos (3)
Employees get
- No contract of work
- No regular place of work
- No pension scheme
