Urbanisation Flashcards
(32 cards)
Inner city
Mix of poor quality housing & industrial buildings
Run-down and neglected
New developments on derelict land
Suburbs
Housing towards edge of city
Cheaper land - commute to work
Middle class families
Less crime and pollution
Rural-urban fringe
Urban land uses and rural land uses
Very few houses but large
How to Reduce waste (sustainable cities)
More recycling - fewer resources used
Less waste going to landfills
Disposing of toxic waste prevents air and water pollution
How to Conserve (sustainable cities)
Historic buildings restored
Natural environments protected
Why we use Brownfield sites (sustainable cities)
Stops green space being used up
Improves cities appearance
Carbon neutral homes (sustainable cities)
Generate as much energy as they use
More homes provided without damaging
Public transport system (sustainable cities)
Fewer cars on road
Buses powered with hydrogen
Self - help scheme
Government supplies but locals build
Money saved on labour goes towards basic services
Site and service scheme
Pay rent for a site to buy building materials
Rent money used for basic services
Local authority scheme
Funded by local government aimed to improve temporary accommodation built by residents
Characteristics of a squatter settlement
Illegally built
Overcrowded
No basic services
Lacks policing and medical assistance
Urbanisation
Growth in proportion of a countries population living in urban areas
Rural-urban migration
Movement of people from the countryside to the city
Waste disposal problems
Poor countries cannot afford to dispose of it
What do Air pollution problems cause
Health problems
Acid rain
Destroys O-zone layer
What do Water pollution problems cause
Kills fish
Poisons humans from build up in animal food chains
Spreads diseases (typhoid)
Management on the problems
Setting and monitoring air quality standards
Building sewage treatment plants
Enforcing laws forcing factories to remove pollutants
Ethnic segregation characteristics
Live next to services for their culture
Prefer living next to same background or religion or language
Ethnic segregation strategies
Providing interpreters in services
Suitable services for all cultures
Improve communication in services
CBD
Commercial centre (shops)
Transport routes meet
High land value
Few people living here
Urban Issues
Shortage of housing
Run-Down CBD’s
Traffic/Pollution from cars
Ethnic Segregation
Urban Renewal Scheme
Invests in derelict inner cities (Dockland development)
New Towns
House the over spill over populations (Milton Keynes)
