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Urbanisation (Types of Land Use (Commercial, Residetial, Transportational,…
Urbanisation
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World Cities
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Reasons
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Media and advertising, NY=global leader
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Sub-urbanisation
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Close to A1, Cheap land, Cul-de-sacs, Increased car ownership
Detached housing, curved streets, green spaces, less dense housing
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Processes & Locations
Processes
Life Cycle migrations
outward movement of people from the central part of cities as they develop different needs, Students in inner city, Retires in urban edge
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Counter-Urbanisation
Process of moving from urban area to smaller urban area or rural area beyond city boundary, usually undertaken by highly mobile, wealthier groups
De-Industrialisation
Closure or reduction of jobs in manufacturing industry, as a result of jobs mobbing to LEDC's
Suburbanisation
Growth of residential areas in cities away from the main centre, causes expansion of urban area
Urban Regeneration
Re-use of derelict land, often developed into new service industries, recreational facilities, retail or housing schemes
Gentrification
Old working class houses are taken over by richer residents who improve the properties and raise value of the area, the area becomes trendy
Decentralisation
Movement of people, industry and other services to outer suburbs
Re-Urbanisation
People and industries move back into old, run down inner city areas and breath new life into formerly poor or derelict areas
Rural-Urban migration
Movement of people from countryside into cities, usually associated with shift in employment from agriculture to manufacturing or service employment
Urbanisation
Increasing proportion of country's population lives in urban areas, physical outward expansion of cities
Industrial Relocation
Movement of manufacturing and retail land use away from the inner city to edge of urban area in order to take advantage of better road transport links for goods and customers
Locations
Transition Zone
Area between the CBD and the residential zones which is usually occupied by a mixture of old industry, specialised functions, dereliction and areas of regeneration
Fortress Development
restricted access by general public, gated housing or communities or in commercial developments where access is controlled by private security
PLVI
Point in the City where land is at its most valuable which is usually occupied by rich functions such as Banks
Rural-Urban fringe
Edge of the built up area where the town meets the countryside, usually occupied by high class residents and commuters
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Edge City
Built up area with commercial district at core which has developed on edge of existing urban area, commonly found in US- LA
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ghetto
Residential area which is occupied almost exclusively by immigrant or minority groups, usually assume these are poor areas of the city
Brownfield Site
Areas formerly occupied by industry which have now become derelict and been demolished, they may needs to be de-contaminated before being redeveloped
Greenfield Site
Areas which have never been built on, usually easy to install infrastructure such as roads, electricity and water supply to these locations
Social Housing
Includes rented housing owned by councils or Housing Associations, provided at low rents usually for less well off groups in the city
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Counter Urbanisation
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Transport links, Expansion of houses, curves streets
Gentrification
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Prices increase, new businesses open, more wealthy area
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Edge City
Self contained settlement, emerged beyond city boundary, developed as city in its own right
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Fortress Development
Restricted access to public, gate community, controlled by private security organisations