Changing Urban Environments

Urbanisation
1. Fastest in Poorer Countries
  1. Most of the population in MEDCs live in Urban areas already.
  2. 25% Bangladeshi population live in rural areas
2. Caused by Rural-Urban Migration
  1. LEDC
    1. Shortage of services
    2. More jobs
    3. Better standard of living
  2. MEDC
    1. Industrial revolution- Factories created work in the cities
    2. Redevelopment of urban areas
3. Also caused by Good Healthcare and High Birth Rate in Cities
  1. Young people move to cities to find work and have children.
  2. Better health care= longer life
4. Is the growth in proportion of a country's population living in urban areas.
  1. More than 50% of the world's population live in urban areas- Increasing daily
Parts of a City
1. The Suburbs
  1. Housing areas
  2. Edge of city
  3. Nice environment
  4. Cheaper land
  5. Easy to commute to CBD
2. CBD
  1. Central Business District
  2. City Centre
  3. Commerce
  4. High Building density
  5. High land values
  6. Low population
3. Rural-Urban Fringe
  1. Very edge of city
  2. Both urban and rural land uses
  3. Fewer, larger houses
4. Inner City
  1. Around CBD
  2. High rise flats
  3. Poorer quality
  4. Older industrial buildings
  5. Run down and deprived
5. The Land Use of the parts can differ from city to city
  1. Doesn't always match the Burgess Model
  2. Can change over time
    1. New housing on brownfield sites
    2. Inner City redevelopment
    3. Out of town shopping Centres (e.g. Cribbs)
Urban Issues
1. Shortage of Good Quality Housing
2. Run down CBDs
3. Traffic congestion and Pollution from cars
4. Ethnic Segregation
5. Growing Population Needs more Housing
  1. Relocation Incentives
    1. Encourages people who are living in large houses in the city which they don't need to move to rural areas.
    2. Frees up homes for working families in the Inner City
    3. Usually older people
    4. Get rewarded
  2. Urban Renewal Schemes
    1. Government Strategies
    2. Encourage investment in...
      1. New Housing
      2. Services
      3. Employment
      4. In run down Inner City areas
    3. Successful example- Liverpool docklands
  3. New towns
    1. Built to house overspill population
    2. Milton Keynes
    3. Shortages of housing
6. Efforts are Being Made to Revitalise CBDs
  1. Pedestrianising areas
  2. Improving access with better public transport links

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