Urban Development (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Primate city definition
Primate city definition
Largest & most important city dominating a country
Greater Paris Area population
Greater Paris Area population
Over 11 million people
Paris inner city population density (per km²)
Paris inner city population density (per km²)
20,000 people per square kilometre
Multifunctional city definition
Multifunctional city definition
City providing many services: education, employment, banking, govt, tourism
Main employment sector in Paris
Main employment sector in Paris
Tertiary (service) sector
Main cause of Paris growth after WWII
Main cause of Paris growth after WWII
Rural-urban migration
Effect of agricultural mechanisation
Effect of agricultural mechanisation
Reduced need for farm workers, pushed people to cities
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl
Development spreading beyond city's planned boundaries
Social stratification meaning
Social stratification meaning
Communities separated by income, ethnicity, living standards
Decentralisation policy purpose
Decentralisation policy purpose
Reduce pressure by moving industries away from city centre
Schéma Directeur aims
Schéma Directeur aims
Conserve historic buildings, develop transport, build new towns
Nodes (urban planning)
Nodes (urban planning)
Self-sufficient centres with offices, housing, shops, transport
Purpose of 5 new towns outside Paris
Purpose of 5 new towns outside Paris
Reduce urban sprawl