Urban Futures 5.1a

what percentage of the world’s urban population live in slums?

25%

what is the definition of urbanisation?

an increase in the percentage of people living in urban areas, compared to rural areas

what does ACs stand for?

Advanced Countries

what does EDCs stand for?

Emerging and Developing Countries

what does LIDCs stand for?

Low-Income Developing Countries

what percentage of the world population live in urban areas?

50%

how many people are added to the world’s urban population every day?

180,000

what is advantage number 1 for chloropleth maps?

levels of shading/colour represent a range of values

what is advantage number 2 for chloropleth maps?

visually effective - can see a large amount of information and general patterns

what is advantage number 3 for chloropleth maps?

uses countries, regions or boroughs

what is advantage number 4 for chloropleth maps?

groupings can be flexible to accommodate the spread of values

what are boroughs?

towns with their own councils

what is disadvantage number 1 for chloropleth maps?

map assumes the whole region/area has the same value, but there could be variations

what is disadvantage number 2 for chloropleth maps?

abrupt changes in boundaries - realistically would merge

what is disadvantage number 3 for chloropleth maps?

shadings are dependent on the size of the admin areas selected

what is disadvantage number 4 for chloropleth maps?

interval/class sizes need to be carefully chosen

what has happened since the 1950s?

the rate of urban growth has increased rapidly

what do ACs have very slow rates of?

urban growth

where are the fastest rates of urbanisation today?

EDCs and LIDCs

why do people move to rural areas?

they desire a greater quality of life

urbanisation happened earlier in ? than in ? ? ? e.g. during the ? ?

urbanisation happened earlier in AC’s than in less developed countries e.g. during the industrial revolution

where do most of the population now already live?

they live in urban areas

what is the definition of megacities?

cities with a population of over 10 million people

what 5 things are megacities characterised by?

rapid growth, population density, poverty, crime, social inequality

why doesn’t London qualify as a megacity?

it is a large city with a population of over 8 million

what are the 4 factors causing some cities to grow into megacities?

natural population increase, migration, coastal location, economic development

what type of city is London?

a world city

what is the definition of a world city?

a global economic hub for international trade

what 2 things are located in world cities?

international banks, the headquarters of large TNCs

what does TNCs stand for?

Transnational Corporations

what are world cities a centre for?

global communication networks

what are the six characteristics of world cities?

headquarters of multinational companies based in the city, a centre for innovation in business, a centre for media and communications: broadcasting and technology, a major centre for manufacturing, highly rated universities, often specialising in research, cultural opportunities