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URBAN ENVIRONMENT DEFINITIONS
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- 1Define SustainableTo preserve or enhance the environment in a way that does not damage it
- 2Define Urban ManagementActivities which manage a densely populated area (eg. transport)
- 3What is a Favela?A slum
- 4What is an Integrated Transport System?A series of bus (or train) routes which connect the city together (eg. Curitiba)
- 5What is Deprivation?A persons quality of life that is regarded as unacceptable by the government of a given country
- 6What is Urban Regeneration/Renewal?Improving social and/or economic conditions in run down urban areas
- 7Define RedevelopmentThe renovation and improvement of area that were previously run down
- 8What is a Brownfield Site?An old industrial area that has become derelict - the land is available for redevlopment
- 9Define DerelictionPreviously used land/buildings which have fallen into disuse and decay
- 10What is an Ecological Foot Print?The impact an individual has on our planet, measured in hectares (Ha)
- 11Define: Community Communal LivingCommunity - lives and works in the same place
Communal Living - share with your neighbours - 12What is a Self Help Scheme?Where people take responsibility for improving their own living conditions
- 13What is a Non-Government Organisation?An organisation that is independent of government control. Usually charitable organisations such as water-aid and oxfam
- 14What is Urbanisation?The increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities
- 15What is Urban Sprawl?The unplanned, uncontrolled growth of urban areas into the surrounding countryside
- 16Define Population DensityThe number of people living within an area (usually per km squared)
- 17Define Population DistributionThe spread of people across the earths surface
- 18What is a Mega City?A city with over 10 million people living in it
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- GCSE Geography (Urban) Flashcards on URBAN ENVIRONMENT DEFINITIONS, created by Sid Bendall on 17/04/2016.
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