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economic opportunities
chances for people to improve their standard of living through employment
formal economy
the type of employment where people receive a regular wage, pay tax, and have certain rights such as paid holidays and sick leave
global city
urban area with an important role in the global economy
inequalities
differences between people, in terms of factors such as; poverty, wealth, wellbeing, employment opportunities, housing, education etc.
informal economy
employment outside the official knowledge of the government
land use
the way in which land is used, or has been modified or managed by people
megacities
an urban area with a total population of more than ten million people
migration
when people move from one area to another
natural increase
birth rate minus the death rate of a population
pollution
the presence of chemicals, noise, dirt or other substances which have harmful or poisonous effects on an environment
pull factors
the attractions and opportunities of a place that encourage people to move there
push factors
the negative aspects of a place that encourage people to move away
quality of life
how good a personās life is, measured by such things of housing and environment, access to education, healthcare, how secure people feel and how happy they are with their lifestyle
rural-urban migration
when people move from rural to urban areas
sanitation
measures designed to protect public health, such as providing clean water and disposing of sewage and waste
service industries
the economic activities that provide various services ā commercial, professional, social, entertainment and personal
site and service scheme
where a local authority provides land and services for residents to build homes
traffic congestion
when there is too great a volume of traffic for roads to cope with, and traffic slows to a crawl
urban growth
the increase in the area covered by cities
urbanisation
when an increasing percentage of a country's population live in towns and cities
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