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Section A: Urban issues - Key terms - Coggle Diagram
Section A: Urban issues - Key terms
Brownfield land - Land that has previously been built on.The buildings may still be standing or demolished.
Regeneration - A city tries to change its appearance or reputation through new building constructions
Dereliction - Where buildings are left unused or unoccupied
Respiratory conditions - Illness that affect your breathing, for example asthma or lung disease
Megacity - A city with a population greater than 10 million people.
Greenfield land - Land that hasn't been built on before, often used for farming or left naturally
Ethnic Minorities - Groups of people that make up a small proportion of the total population.
Integrated Transport - A system that links different types of transportation to give commuters access to the whole city.
Hate crime - Crimes and vandalism that are motivated by a person's ethnicity or religion
Informal work - Self-employed or temporary work, which provides a small wage and limited health regulations.
International Migration - The movement of people between countries, for work or long term residence.
Multicultural City - A city that shares and encourages many different cultures and religions, besides the national culture.
Middle Income Country (MIC) - A country of sufficient wealth and a good level of development.
Lower Income Country (LIC) - A country of low wealth and a limited level of development.
Pull Factors - Reasons why a person may feel attracted towards living in the city.
Net Migration - The total number of people entering minus the number of people leaving a country.
Quality of Life - The environment and community a person is part of, as well as their health and access to essentials.
Population Density - The amount of people per square area of land. It’s a measure of how squashed together or spread out a population is.
Push factors - Reasons why a person may feel they need to move away from a rural area
Rural urban migration - Individuals move their homes from a rural area to the urban city, for work opportunities or a better quality of life
Scholarship - Paid places in schools or businesses for people from low income families
Remittance - A family member living in a different country can send money back to their country of origin to support a family substantially
Segregation - The exclusion and isolation of a particular group of people.
Skilled Migrants - Migrants who have trained for a particular profession, for example doctors or teachers.
Skilled Migrants - Migrants who have trained for a particular profession, for example doctors or teachers.
Social Inequality - The difference in quality of life between the highest income family and lowest income household.
Sustainability - A city which has minimal environmental damage and social inequality, whilst conserving resources for the future
Squatter Settlements - Clusters of temporary housing which migrants or low income families live in, often built on unfavourable land.
Unskilled Migrants - Migrants who haven’t been trained or educated for a high-skill profession, for example farmers or shop workers.
Urban Greening - Growing more vegetation and trees in the centre of a city. For example, growing plants of office rooftops or mini allotments on pavements.
Urban Sprawl - The process of a city growing and spreading out, taking over surrounding greenfield land.