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Million cities |
Cities with more than 1 million residents |
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Mega cities |
Cities with more than 10 million residents |
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World cities |
Economically the most important cities in the world --> London, Tokyo, New York |
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World's largest cities |
1950 --> 4 in Europe + Russia, 3 in Asia, 2 in USA, 1 in Latin America --> biggest city is NY 2015 --> 7 in Asia, 2 in Latin America, 1 in USA --> biggest city is Tokyo |
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Urbanisation |
Increase in the % of the population living in urban areas |
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Suburbanisation |
Outward growth of an urban area in km2 |
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Counter-urbanisation |
Migration from large urban areas to a rural town or village |
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Gentrification |
Run-down houses in an undesirable location bought and invested in by more affluent people --> transformed into a sought after area |
