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- 1Urbanisationincrease in the percentage of people living in urban areas
due to:-
rural-urban migration
high rates of natural increase of population - 2Counter-urbanisation...more and more people are choosing to live on the edge of urban areas - with many relocating to the countryside.
- 3Reurbanisationthe development of existing urban areas with new building and improved infrastructure
- 4Urban Sprawloutward spread of urban land uses into rural areas which means the position of the rural-urban fringe is always changing
- 5Sustainable urban areaan urban area where residents have a way of life that will last a long time. The environment is not damaged and the economic and social fabric are able to stand the test of time.
- 6Urban redevelopmentimprovements in towns and cities
e.g. existing buildings may be demolished and replaced with new ones or maybe be renovated and converted for new uses. - 7Brownfield sitearea of previously built-up land that is available to be built on again.
- 8Greenfield siteopen land which has never been previously built on.
- 9Gentrificationmovement of wealthy people into an area of former urban decay.
- 10Green beltarea of land, mainly countryside, around a large town or city.
- 11Rural Urban fringearea of countryside lying on the edge of a built-up area.
- 12Informal sectorthis is particularly strong in LEDCs and made up of work done without the official knowledge of the government and therefore without paying taxes.
- 13Self-help schemessometimes known as assisted self-help (ASH), this is where local authorities help the squatter settlements residents to improve their homes by offering finance in the form of loans or grants and often installing water, sanitation etc.
- 14Site and service schemesoccurs where land is divided into individual plots and water, sanitation, electricity and basic track layout are supplied before any building by residents begins.
- 15Squatter settlementsareas of cities (usually on the outskirts) that are built by people from any materials they can find on land that does not belong to them. they have different names in diffrent parts of the world (e.g. favela in Brazil) and are often known as shanty towns.
- 16Quality of lifehow good a person's life is as measured by such things as quality of housing and environment, access to education, health care, how secure people feel and how happy people are with their lifestyle.
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