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Urban Environments
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- 1Re-urbanizationDevelopment of activities to increase residential pop densities within existing built-up area of a city.
- 2UrbanizationIncreasing % of pop come to live in towns & cities.
- 3Counter-urbanizationMovement of pop away from inner urban areas to new town, estate, commuter town, village on edge/fringe.
- 4Sub-urbanizationOutward growth of cities to engulf surrounding villages & rural areas.
- 5Suburbresidential area within/outside boundaries of city.
- 6Urban sprawlUnplanned physical expansion of urban area into countryside.
- 7Brownfield siteAbandoned, derelict, under-used industrial buildings & land that may be contaminated but have potential for redevelopment.
- 8Sustainable urban management strategyMaintain/improve quality of life for current & future dwellers.
- 9Ecological footprintTheoretical measurement of amount of land & water a pop requires to produce the resources it consumes & to absorb its waste under prevailing technology.
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- Year 12 IB Diploma Geography (Urban Evironments) Flashcards on Urban Environments, created by Ilha Byrne on 14/02/2015.
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