Urban topic

Urban topic

1. Key words and definitions

   • Megacity
     • A city of 10 million or more people
       • Eg London
   • Urbanisation
     • The process of urban growth
   • Urban Sprawl
     • Outward growth of urban areas
   • Suburbs
     • Outlying districts of a town or a city often dominated by housing
       • Bussage being a suburb to stroud
   • Smog
     • mixture of smoke and fog
       • Los Angeles has a cloud of smog hanging over it
   • Tsunami
     • tidal wave caused by a undersea earthquake
       • Japan
   • Flood plain
     • Low lying area next to a river which is vulnerable to flooding
       • Houses of parliament on river Thames

2. Increasingly Urban World

   • Causes of Urbanisation
     • Rural-Urban Migration
     • Poor Socio-Economic conditions
     • Natural Disasters
     • lack of land ownership in rural areas
     • many migrants aged 15-35
       • which further adds pressure due to high birth rates
     • seeking work and entertainment

3. Environmental hazards

   • Smog
   • Photochemical Smog
   • Bronchitis
   • Sustainable
   • Curitiba
     • Don't allow slums to develop

4. Natural Hazard

   • Los Angeles & San Francisco
     • Multi hazard areas
     • San Andreas Fault
   • Managing the threat of flooding in Urban areas
     • 2007 Summer Floods
     • Most are Unsustainable Plans

5. Reducing Deprivation in Urban areas in MEDC's

   • Measuring and understanding problems of area
   • Improving housing, health and education
   • Building Community Spirit

6. Managing Movement in Urban areas

   • Cambridge guided Busway
     • dedicated to buses only
     • Advantages
       • Requires less land
       • Land between guide beams can be left open for drainage
       • No other vehicles may use the track
       • Smoothness improves ride
   • Manchester Metrolink
   • Curitiba's Bus Rapid transport system- BRTS
     • 4 elements

7. Urban growth in LEDCs

8. Responding to Challenges of UG in Developing Countries

9. BEDZED

10. Greenhouse development

11. Improving Urban Environments

12. Britains Eco-towns

13. Cities for 21st century