Changing Places terminology

Birth rate

The number of individuals born in a population in a given amount of time

Urbanisation

The development of an area, where people start moving in and the population grows

Rural area

Mainly country, not many people or buildings, farms

Urban area

City, populated

Rural urban migration

People who lived in rural areas moving to urban places for more opportunities

World city

A city that is universal and is a centre place for economic, political and cultural influence

Mega city

A large city, inhabiting over 10 million people

Urban consolidation

Policy of constraining further development and urbanisation from boundaries

Urban sprawl

Uncontrolled growth of a city

Suburbanisation

Neither country or city, balanced urbanisation

Urban renewal

The redevelopment of an area

Migration

The movement of people from a country, locality, or residence due to underlying causes

Immigrant

A person who lives outside their home country

Emigrant

A person who has moved to a new country to live there permanently

Internal migration

Moving to another place within a country

Internally displaced person

A person who has to move to another area within the country

Refugee

A person who has fled a country or forced to leave due to war, persecution or natural disaster

Push factor

A factor that drives people out eg. Rising house prices, pollution, lack of job opportunities

Pull factor

A factor that attract people to live there eg. Cheap housing, high employment rates

Population density

Number of people per unit squared

Company town

A town that is influenced by a major company eg. Toyota, Aichi – Toyota car

Export

To ship products out of the country

Settlement

To settle in a property or area

Biocapacity

Ecosystems to support life

Sustainable city

Cities that balance out economic, social and environmental factors

Ecological footprint

Sustainable measures that can impact city’s carbon footprint