Urbanisation

Description

CBD, Central Business District, Functional Zones, Land Value, Residential, Tenement, Traffic Congestion, Urban Redevelopment, Urban Renewal, Urban Sprawl, Urbanization, Zone of Decline
Riona Stevenson
Flashcards by Riona Stevenson, updated more than 1 year ago
Riona Stevenson
Created by Riona Stevenson almost 6 years ago
2
0

Resource summary

Question Answer
CBD Central Business District
Central Business District The commercial and often geographical heart of a city
Functional zone Area of city where a particular type of activity takes place e.g industry, retail
Land value How much land is worth
Residential A place where people live
Tenement A house divided into rooms that are rented to separate individuals or families; usually associated with poor accommodation and overcrowding
Traffic congestion A large number of vehicles using the road network slows down progress and causes queues to form; blocking roads
Urban redevelopment Process of knocking down and rebuilding an urban area, often changing the function of the area
Urban renewal Process of improving an urban area without changing its function
Urban sprawl The spread of an urban area without changing its function
Urbanisation The process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
Zones of decline Place that is not as prosperous as it once was and has fallen into disrepair
Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

Mumbai: Case study of Urbanisation
Hannah Burnett
Geography Urban
becky_e
Geography - Urbanisation
Emma Blackburn
Push and Pull factors for urbanisation and counter-urbanisation
Lia Beart
Problems caused by rapid urbanisation in developing countries
louisianaohio
AQA Geography A Changing Urban Environments
Natalia Cliff
Hydrological Cycle
Oliver Downes
Socio-Cultural Influences on the Development of Rational Recreation
Wesley Spearman
World Cities
Evie Davis
urbanisation
500287