Urban regeneration

Question 1

what is a mega city? 2 examples.

Answer 1

10 million people or more
Mexico City
Sau Paulo

Question 2

What are the 3 types of mega cities?

Answer 2

1.Slow growing
2.Growing
3. Rapid growing

Question 3

What are the features of a slow growing mega city? Examples.

Answer 3

Population at 70% + urban
No squatter settlements .
Tokyo,Moscow,Los Angeles.

Question 4

What are the features of a growing mega city? Examples.

Answer 4

Population 40-50% urban. Under 20%squatter settlement.
Beijing, Rio de Janerio, Mexico City, Shanghai.

Question 5

What are the features of a rapid
growing mega city? Examples.

Answer 5

Population under 50% urban over 20% in squatter settlement. Mumbai, Jakarta Lagos, Manila.

Question 6

What are the 2 main reasons why cities are getting bigger?

Answer 6

1.Natural increase (where more people are being born than dying)
2.rural-urban migration (where people move from the countryside into towns and cities.)