Urbanisation Part 1
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- Created on: 27-04-15 16:14
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- Urbanisation
- Geographic Properties
- Rural
- Sparsely populated
- Open Space
- Minimal Infrastructure
- Mainly agricultural employment, (primary sector)
- Urban
- Densely populated
- Waste managemen
- Varied employment (tertiary sector)
- Infrastructure (buildings, roads, transport)
- Rural
- Rural to Urban Migration, push/pull factors
- Family and friends
- Job oportunities
- Living Standards
- Services; healthcare, schools, financial
- War or Conflict
- media influence
- Effects of urbanisation on rural/urban areas
- Rising costs to cover the people that are leaving
- Stress on local services
- Ageing population as there are fewer young people
- Crime rates increase
- Unemployment as there are fewer people fighting for jobs
- Natural areas destroyed for buildings to develop infrastructure
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- Ways to reduce problems
- Air Pollution
- Responsibility, government to put in rules and regulations
- Using cleaner fuels that are renewable to reduce emissions
- Water Pollution
- Water treatment systems in place
- Clear sewerage system so that clean and dirty water do not mix
- Waste Disposal
- Recycling as much waste as possible. Especially e-waste
- Food waste - composting, biogas and fertilizing
- Air Pollution
- How to improve squatter Settlements
- Local Autority Schemes
- Dharavi, India
- Large scale improvement. New towns or developed areas where squatters can live
- Improves living standards, planned area
- Many people may be displaced. Loss of community
- Site and Service Schemes
- Land is divided into individual plots. Electricity, water and sanitation are provided before residents are allowed to build on them
- Planned area providing water, sewerage and electricity.
- Improved standards of living, community is maintained
- Expensive, people are displaced. Project may not be completed.
- Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
- Self-help Schemes
- Improve living standards, may get new skills. Encourages community whilst increasing sanitation
- Small scale redevelopment, projects are often unfinished. Loan may not be paid back. Not planned infrastructure. Not necessarily cost effective
- Local authorities provide support to thee residents of slums by giving them access to good materials, loans or grants to improve housing.
- Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro
- Local Autority Schemes
- Geographic Properties
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