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Define urbanisation.

the rise in the percentage of people living in urban areas, in comparison with rural areas

Define rural-urban migration

the movement of people from countryside to cities, normally to escape poverty and to search for work

Define internal growth.

natural increase which helps to drive the population of the world's cities

Why are people more likely to want to live in urban areas?

-more employment available


-higher wages


-more people and culture


-more services


-better education and healthcare


-more entertainment

How does natural increase affect city growth?

-people in their 20s and 30s migrate to cities


-start a family


-birth rates increase


-natural increase

Define a megacity.

A city with a population of over 10 million.

Define the formal economy.

jobs with contracts of employment and more job security, people pay tax

Define the informal economy.

jobs that have little or no security, no tax is paid

Define hyperurbanisation.

when the population is growing so fast the city cannot cope with peoples needs.

Name a megacity in the developed and developing world.

-LA


-New York


-Tokyo


-Shanghai, Beijing



-Mexico City


-Sao Paulo, Rio


-Karachi


-Mumbai, New Delhi


-Buenos Aires


-Dhaka


-Calcutta


-Manila

Describe the differences between a local city and a global city.

-Local cities rely on surrounding areas to provide food, resources and people


-Global cities import all their resources


-Global cities cause lots of pollution

What is an eco-footprint? What is it measured in?

a measure of the area of land needed to provide all the resources and services consumed and absorb all the waste products


measured in global hectares per person

Complete the sentence.


Areas with higher _______ have greater eco footprints as they consume more goods and energy. Areas with a higher percentage of _______ also have high eco footprints.

Incomes


Commuters

Give benefits and costs of landfill sites.

-produces methane for electricity


-can be safely sealed


-makes use of old quarries


-local housing cheaper than average


-contaminates groundwater and soil


-no future housing


-bad smell


-congestion on local roads


-attracts sea gulls and rats


-wild animals poisoned by waste


-loose material blown around


-noise from machinery

Describe London's eco footprint.


How is London reducing its eco footprint? (include the names of the four schemes)

-44th out of 60 cities in England


-Higher than average housing, food and private services but lower than average transport


-reducing its energy consumption


-retro fitting


-reducing waste generation


-clean technology


-discouraging high polluting vehicles


-encouraging cycling


-congestion charge


Define retro fitting.

adding new energy saving and energy efficient features to existing homes and public buildings

Define quality of life.

includes money, housing, employment, environment, access to services etc.


A measure of how 'wealthy' people are

Define slum.

an overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people

Define self help scheme.

authorities provide people with the materials/resources and sometimes training so they can improve their area


Define NGOs

Non government organisations


Organisations that develop small scale, sustainable solutions to local problems in developing countries, i.e. WaterAid

Define urban planning.

The process concerned with the use of land and design of the urban environment.

Define favela.

The word used in Brazil for shanty town (area of slum housing.)

How has a self helped scheme helped those living in the slums of Rochina, Brazil?

-building materials to construct permanent homes


-electricity and clean water supplies provided


-better overall living conditions


-healthier/less disease due to clean water and improved sanitation


-better education and so better employment opportunity