Introduction to urban change (AQA GCSE Geography): Flashcards
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Urban change definition
Urban change definition
Ways towns & cities transform over time
Suburbanisation
Suburbanisation
Process of cities growing outward from historic centres
Urban fringe
Urban fringe
Boundary zone where urban development meets rural countryside
Urban sprawl definition
Urban sprawl definition
Spread of low-density development across previously rural areas
Environmental impacts of urban sprawl (3 key effects)
Environmental impacts of urban sprawl (3 key effects)
Loss of farmland, habitat destruction, higher emissions
Rural land converted to urban use in UK (past 25 years)
Rural land converted to urban use in UK (past 25 years)
Over 3,500 km²
Annual rate of rural land conversion to urban use (UK)
Annual rate of rural land conversion to urban use (UK)
4,000 hectares each year
Commuter settlements
Commuter settlements
Villages/towns housing people who commute to cities for work
Greenfield sites definition
Greenfield sites definition
Land not previously developed (typically rural/agricultural)
Key advantages of greenfield development
Key advantages of greenfield development
Flexible layout & relatively cheap with faster construction
Brownfield sites definition
Brownfield sites definition
Previously developed land now disused or derelict
Key advantages of brownfield development
Key advantages of brownfield development
Regenerates urban areas & services already available
UK government target for new houses per year
UK government target for new houses per year
300,000 new houses
Actual UK housing supply in 2019/20
Actual UK housing supply in 2019/20
243,000 new houses
People affected by UK housing crisis
People affected by UK housing crisis
Estimated 8 million people