Urban change
- Created by: Jake Robertson
- Created on: 28-04-13 11:29
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- What are the social and economic issues of urban change
- Reasons for urban growth
- Industrialisation
- Rural to urban migration
- Inward investment (TNCs)
- Increase in population
- New markets
- Governemnt investment
- Reasons for urban decline
- De-industrialisation
- Globalisation
- Immigration
- Segregation
- Economic issues of urban change
- Greater wealth gap
- Reduced wealth
- Unemployment
- Rising cost of living
- Social issues of urban change
- Informal housing
- Informal employment
- Unemployment
- Segregation
- Crime
- Birmingham
- Growth/Decline factors
- Industrial revolution
- Globalisation of manufacturing
- Tourism
- Economic issues
- Strain on public transport system
- High skilled jobs held by commuters
- High rates of unemployment in inner city
- Polarisation in population
- 80% jobs tertiary
- Social issues
- Third most deprived core city in UK
- Areas of council housing
- Ethnic minorities and descrimination
- Growth/Decline factors
- Dhaka
- Growth factors
- TNCs drawn by cheap labour
- Rapid population growth
- 400,000 migrants per year
- Rural to urban migration
- Economic issues
- 25% unemployment
- Many [eople involved in informal employment
- Social issues
- Informal employment
- Children often exposed to hazardous work conditions
- Poverty and crime
- Widespread deprivation
- Deprivation
- Population growth outstripping service provision
- High demand for services- 12 million population
- Authorities have lack of money and resources to supply services
- 1/3 of household dont have mains tapped water
- 20% don not recieve education, adult litercay 45%
- Growth factors
- Reasons for urban growth
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