Contemporary Urban Processes (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Suburbanisation
Suburbanisation
Movement from inner city to outer edges
Green belts
Green belts
Open space around towns with controlled development
Counter-urbanisation
Counter-urbanisation
Migration from large urban to smaller/rural areas
Urban resurgence
Urban resurgence
Regeneration of declining urban areas
De-industrialisation
De-industrialisation
Loss of manufacturing jobs
Ribbon development
Ribbon development
1930s suburban growth following main roads
Gentrification
Gentrification
Wealthier people buying/renovating in run-down areas
Rural idyll
Rural idyll
Perception of countryside as pleasant, quiet & clean
Decentralisation (population)
Decentralisation (population)
Movement of people/industry from urban centre outwards
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl
Spread of urban area into surrounding countryside