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AC urban trends - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Lack of ethnic, age, and economic diversity in the suburbs
      - Culturally barren
      - Whole of suburb reliant on city centre for income
      - City centre becomes deserted after working hours - no night life
    - - Minimal economic productivity in the suburbs themselves
      - Lowered economic productivity in city centres
    - - New houses are built on open countryside to form new suburbs, affecting wildlife and habitats
      - More commuters means more pollution outside of the city centre
      - Urbanisation creates more surface runoff which increases flooding in rural/suburban areas
- - - - Housing improvements in rural areas - can affect the character of villages
      - Creation of commuter settlements - rural areas can become suburbanised
      - Worse congestion in rural areas
    - - More businesses set up in rural areas
      - Previously essential rural services are no longer required by new residents who use modern urban features instead
      - Landowners can sell/rent for higher costs
    - - Houses being built destroys habitats for wildlife
      - New rich residents have more cars, which means more pollution
- - - - New shops, services, and businesses boost the economy
      - New businesses are not accessible to original residents as they may not be skilled workers
      - Tourism is boosted
    - - Redevelopment of brownfield sites make the areas more environmentally safe
      - Old derelict areas where nature has been allowed to develop can be destroyed
    - - As businesses return, unemployment decreases
      - Schools receive more students
      - Shops and services catering for newer, wealthier residents replace cheaper shops, driving up prices
      - Gentrification means original residents are out-priced out of their own area