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1
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Urbanisation

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The increase in the proportion of the population living in urban centres

2
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Urban Growth

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The increase in the total population of a town or city

3
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Urban Expansion

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The increase in size or geographical footprint of a city

4
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Rural to Urban Migration

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People moving to the cities from rural areas because of pull and push factors

5
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Natural Increase

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The younger generation (15-40) moving to cities and having children- increasing the population

6
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R-to-U Push Factors

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Population growth- over farming- reduced yields due to poor soil quality
Disease
Natural disasters
War

7
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R-to-U Pull Factors

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Unskilled labour in high demand and better paid than rural areas
Money from informal sector
Perceived better quality of life
Better quality social provisions (education, healthcare, entertainment)

8
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Impacts of Urbanisation

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Urban Sprawl
Housing Shortages 
Transport Issues
Un and Under Employment 
Lack of Services
9
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Suburbanisation

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Movement of people out of the city centre and into the suburbs

10
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Push Factors for Suburbanisation

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Poor quality inner city housing
Deindustrialisation
Lack of aspiration

11
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Pull Factors for Suburbanisation

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Relaxed planning laws
Easy to get mortgages in 1930's-1950's
Transport
Businesses move to suburbs 
Technology
12
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Impacts of Suburbanisation on Suburbs

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Increased pollution
Increased infrastructure 
Change in house prices
Utilisation of green and brown field sites
Improved quality of living
13
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Impacts of Suburbanisation on City Centre

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Dereliction
Economic and ethnic segregation
Increased pollution

14
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Counter Urbanisation

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Movement of people out of the city into villages and rural areas

15
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Push factors for counter urbanisation

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Pollution
Congestion and parking issues
Suburban areas are becoming more popular- increased house prices

16
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Pull factors for counter urbanisation

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Larger houses
Improved quality of life
Increased car ownership and public transport
Technology

17
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Why have agricultural difficulties contributed to counter urbanisation?

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Farmers are selling land to earn a living

18
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Impacts of Counter Urbanisation on Rural Areas

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Change in population structure
Change in property prices
Local services impacted
New building

19
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Impacts of Counter Urbanisation on Urban Areas

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Reduced housing pressure
Reduced congestion
Loss of wealthy residents
Dereliction

20
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Urban Resurgence

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Economic and structural regeneration of an urban area that’s suffered a period of decline
(common in post-industrial countries)

21
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Push factors for Urban Resurgence

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Lack of rural services
Poor infrastructure
Lack of opportunity

22
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Pull factors for Urban Resurgence

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More services
Modern and redeveloped areas
More jobs
More to do

23
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Impacts of Urban Resurgence

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New shops and services

Increase in house prices

24
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Cause of Deindustrialisation

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Foreign countries with cheaper labour costs causing manufacturing to move abroad

25
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Impacts of Deindustrialisation

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Outmigration
Change in population structure
Communities destroyed
Job loss (male dominated)
Demultiplier effect
Reduced investment 
Less noise and air pollution
Dereliction
26
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Cause of Decentralisation

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Lower land prices in suburbs so businesses move

Creation of out of town retail parks

27
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Impacts of Decentralisation

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Increased migration around out of town retail
Pressure on services
Increased jobs in suburbs 
Habitat and agricultural land destroyed 
Poverty in inner city
Inner city dereliction
28
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Cause of Tertiarisation

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Services industries grew in 1980’s and now dominate many western nations
Response to deindustrialisation

29
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Impacts of Decentralisation

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Increased urban populations around financial and service hubs
Increased jobs
Inner city areas decline

30
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Purpose of Urban Development Corporations

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Many UK cities were in catastrophic decline

Projects used private sector funding to restore derelict areas

31
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When were Urban Development Corporations used?

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1979-1990’s

32
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Main advantage and disadvantage of Urban Development Corporations

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Helped restore most run down areas

Ignored the needs of local residents

33
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Purpose of City Challenge

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Local authorities competed for government funding to help deprived areas

34
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When was City Challenge used?

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1991-1997

35
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Main advantage and disadvantage of City Challenge?

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Made local community and private companies work together

Many deprived areas didn’t receive any funding

36
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Purpose of Area-Based Initiatives

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Implemented by labour government
Expanded on previous schemes
Focus on sustainability within communities
Aimed to narrow gap between the most deprived and the rest of the country

37
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When were Area-Based Initiatives used?

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1997-2000’s

38
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What targets were local authorities set with Area Based Initiatives?

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Improve health
Improve education
Improve employment

39
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Why is community involvement in redevelopment vital?

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Meet their needs
Sustainable
Spirit
Jobs