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Urbanisation Definitions

Oliver Hall Geography IGCSE Inglês 7 flashcards

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1UrbanisationThe process by which an increasing proportion of a population lives in urban settlements
2Industrialisation = UrbanisationCountries become more urban as they develop economically. As a country industrialises the number of people living in urban areas tends to increase.
3CounterurbanisationThis is the process by which an increasing proportion of a population move out of urban environments and into the countryside/smaller settlements.
4Squatter SettlementsSquatter settlements are settlements of poor people who live in improvised dwellings made form scrap material
5Site and Service SchemesThese give people the chance to rent or buy a piece of land. The government then ensure that this land has high accessibility and service provision. The government offer low-interest loans in order to allow this.
6Self Help SchemesThese schemes give people the tools and training in order to allow them to improve their homes. Low-interest loans may be used to help fund these changes. These schemes also commonly give people legal ownership of their land for the first time.
7Rural InvestmentImproving quality of life, infrastructure and service provision in rural areas is a common tactic to prevent rural urban migration. If this is prevented then it is unlikely that squatter settlements will ever form. So investment in rural; areas may also improve conditions in urban environments.