Urban issues and challenges
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- Created on: 29-06-18 12:27
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- Urban issues and challenges
- Global pattern of urban change.
- increase in urbanisation
- In1950, 30% (746 million people) of the world’s population was urban.
- By 2014 this figure had risen to 54%(3.9 billion people)
- it is projected to rise to 66% (6.4 billion people) by 2050.
- By 2014 this figure had risen to 54%(3.9 billion people)
- What are urban trends in different parts of the world?
- Richer HICs (e.g. the USA, much of Europe,Japan and Australia) - these countries arehighly urbanised, with 75% of the populationliving in urban areas.
- Poorer LICs (e.g.much of Africa andsome parts of Asia andthe Middle East) -these are still predominantly rural, with Africa 40% urban and Asia 48% rural.
- Richer HICs (e.g. the USA, much of Europe,Japan and Australia) - these countries arehighly urbanised, with 75% of the populationliving in urban areas.
- What factors affect the rate of urbanisation?
- Push
- -Poor harvests, resulting in shortages of food.
- -Limited opportunities for well-paid employment.
- -Limited services (water, electricity, schools,health care).
- -Issues associated with climate change, such asdesertification, soil erosion, floods and drought.
- -Poor transport infrastructure.
- Pull
- -Prospect of better paid employment.
- - Large market for goods and services, e.g. streetvendors selling food or providing services.
- - Better schools and health care provision
- .- Better public transport facilities and access toservices such as water and electricity.
- - Friends and family already living in urban areasencourage others to join them.
- Push
- Global pattern of urban change.
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