Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Urban topic
- Key words
and
definitions
- Megacity
- A city of 10
million or
more people
- Eg London
- Urbanisation
- The process of
urban growth
- Urban Sprawl
- Outward
growth of
urban areas
- Suburbs
- Outlying districts
of a town or a city
often dominated by
housing
- Bussage being
a suburb to
stroud
- Smog
- mixture of
smoke and
fog
- Los Angeles has a
cloud of smog
hanging over it
- Tsunami
- tidal wave
caused by a
undersea
earthquake
- Japan
- Flood plain
- Low lying
area next to a
river which is
vulnerable to
flooding
- Houses of parliament on river Thames
- Increasingly
Urban World
- Causes of Urbanisation
- Rural-Urban Migration
- Poor Socio-Economic conditions
- Natural Disasters
- lack of land ownership in rural areas
- many
migrants
aged
15-35
- which further
adds pressure
due to high
birth rates
- seeking work and
entertainment
- Environmental
hazards
- Smog
- Photochemical Smog
- Bronchitis
- Sustainable
- Curitiba
- Don't
allow
slums to
develop
- Natural Hazard
- Los
Angeles
& San
Francisco
- Multi hazard areas
- San Andreas Fault
- Managing
the threat
of
flooding
in Urban
areas
- 2007 Summer
Floods
- Most are Unsustainable
Plans
- Reducing
Deprivation in
Urban areas in
MEDC's
- Measuring and
understanding
problems of
area
- Improving
housing,
health
and
education
- Building
Community
Spirit
- Managing
Movement in
Urban areas
- Cambridge guided Busway
- dedicated to buses only
- Advantages
- Requires less land
- Land between guide beams
can be left open for drainage
- No other vehicles may use the track
- Smoothness improves ride
- Manchester Metrolink
- Curitiba's Bus Rapid transport system- BRTS
- 4 elements
- Urban
growth
in LEDCs
- Responding to
Challenges of UG
in Developing
Countries
- BEDZED
- Greenhouse
development
- Improving Urban
Environments
- Britains Eco-towns
- Cities for
21st
century