Biology - Rural Urban links key terms

Define Sphere of Influence

The area around each settlement or service which comes under its social, political or economic influence

Define Counter Urbanisation

The movement of people and businesses from large cities to smaller towns and rural areas

What affects the spere of influence

Range and number of functions
Number of high order services (schools, hospitals, etc)
Number of shops selling comparison goods
Accessibility

Negatives of counter urbanisation

Suburbanised villages will loose rural characteristics
Loss of farmland
Cost of housing increases
Loss of community spirit
Increase noise/ air pollution

Define rural depopulation

The process in which population density in rural areas decreases overtime due to net migration or natural decrease in population

Define Brownfield site

Land that has already been used for industrial or commercial or residential purposes

Define Greenfield site

Land which hasn’t been built on before

Define Globalisation

A process which connects places economically, politically, socially or culturally

Define a global city

A city which interacts with other places at a global scale through the process or urbanisation

How are global cities connected

Finance and trade
Migration and culture
Transport hub
Ideas and information
Governance and decision making