Urbanisation Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is a mega city
A city with over ten million people
Eg. Tokyo, Kolkata, Mumbai
, Paris
What is the definition of urbanisation
A proportion of an areas population living in towns and cities. He movement of people moving from rural to towns and cities
What are the levels of developement
Less developed country
Industrialed or More developed
Less developed country characteristics
Low standards of living, underdeveloped industrial base, low hdi human developement index
What is HDI, human development index
An index to rank a countries development. On four criteria, life expectancy, mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling and gni per capita. It allows to compare and see changes of a countries development
What is sub urbanisation/ urban sprawl
The expanding of towns in rural areas. It is the unplanned uncontrolled expanding if urban areas.
What is conurbation
When several towns expand and combine to create one urbanised area
Urbanisation patterns
Developing countries have a rate of urbanisation.
Reasons for urbanisation
Economic growth: when a city is growing. More jobs are caused making people want to live in the area
Natural increase: number of birth increases number of deaths
Rural-urban migration(industrialisation)
Pull factors
Greater chance of employment Better infrastructure Better access to education Better access to services Political security Greater wealth Safer Family and friends
Push factors
Unemployment Struggling economy Natural disasters Isolation Safety (crime) Overpopulation Poverty Hazards
Problems of urbanisation in Ldc
Results in economic,social, environmental, political changes which a country cannot control
The Ldc country cannot produce enough services such as education, transport, due to population growth.
Government has to spend more money and have less to help develop the country
Large urban sprawl increasing traffic, resources and land usage.
Environmental issues high pollution, water contamination
Unemployment causing poverty due to high population
Shanty life
A shanty town is very densely populated eg.1million people living in one square mile. Poor infrastructure People working in labour No space Overpopulation Low in hygiene,poor water sanitation No police
Urban decay
Parts of a city are abandoned by people
Green ban
Ecological fight against development of infrastructure
Green wedge
Green land set aside to conserve rural activities
What is infrastructure
Infrastructure is the basic facilities, services and installations needed for functioning a community or society. Eg, Public transport Schools Hospitals Sewage Irrigation
What is shanty
An area made up of temporary and illegal housing usually not regulated by governments. They developed on vacant lands near large city areas
