Urban Trends in the UK (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
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Suburbanisation
Suburbanisation
Movement from city centres to suburbs on outskirts
Main UK urban process in 20th century
Main UK urban process in 20th century
Suburbanisation
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl
Uncontrolled outward expansion of cities into countryside
Year UK green belts introduced
Year UK green belts introduced
1947
Counter-urbanisation
Counter-urbanisation
People leaving cities for rural areas & small towns
Key characteristic of counter-urbanisation
Key characteristic of counter-urbanisation
Urban populations fell
When re-urbanisation began in UK
When re-urbanisation began in UK
1980s
Main driver of re-urbanisation
Main driver of re-urbanisation
Urban regeneration programmes
Fastest growing UK city 2004-13 & growth rate
Fastest growing UK city 2004-13 & growth rate
Milton Keynes, +16.5%
Sunderland population change 2004-13
Sunderland population change 2004-13
-1.4% (decline)