Key Words for Geography SDME 2013
- Created by: Esme Simcox
- Created on: 20-01-13 11:50
BROWNFIELD SITE
Disued or derelict land. Land that has been previously been built on.
CONGESTION
Usually concerned with transport when there is so much traffic it stops or slow down the movement
COUNTER URBANISATION
Where people move away from urban areas (cities or towns) to rural areas (countryside)
DISPERSED SETTLEMENT
These are places where the individual builidings are well spread out
ECO-TOWN
New towns to be built in the UK that meet the highest standards of sustainablity, sponsored by UK government
GREEN BELTS
Green Belts were created 1947 as 'collars of land' around urban areas where development is severly restricted to preserve the character of the environment and to prevent towns and cities growing.
GREENFIELD SITE
An area of land that has no been built on/developed, mostly rural areas.
LINEAR SETTLEMENT
These are often called Ribbon developments because they have long narrow shape. They occur when building are strung out along a line of communication such as a road, river on a canal.
NIMBY
An acronym for the phrase not in my back yard. Someone who objects to siting something in their own neighbourhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere.
NIMBYISM
The term is used negatively to describe opposition by residents to a proposal for a new development close to them.
NUCLEATED SETTLEMENTS
These are places where buildings are clustered around a central point
RE-URBANISATION
The process whereby towns and cities in MEDCs which have been experiencing a loss of population are able to reverse the decline and being to grow again. Some form of redevelopment is often required to start re-urbanisation.
RURAL
The Countryside
RURALITY
A rural characteristic
RURAL- URBAN FRINGE
The area at the edge of the city. A zone of transition between the built-up area and the countryside, where there is often competition for land use. It is a zone of mixed land uses, from shopping malls and golfcourse to farmland and motorways.
SETTLEMENT
A place where people live. There are 3 types which are Nucleated settlements, Disperesed and Linear.
SMART METERS
A smart meter is usually an electrical meter, in homes, that record the comsumption of elecrical energy. It can be used to identify areas of high use and therefore be used to reduce energy comsumption.
SUBURBANISATION
The process by which people, factories, offices and shops move out from the central areas of cities and into the suburbs.
SUBURBANISED VILLAGES
Villages growing in size and taking more urban characteristics
SUSTAINABLE
Capable of being contiuned with minimal long-term effect on the environment
SUSTAINABILITY
Provide the ability of future generations to sustain themselves
URBAN
Characteristic of the city/city life
URBANISATION
Urbanisation is the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and citie
URBAN SPRAWL
The uncontrolled expanision of urban areas
ZERO CARBON
Activities with zero net carbon emissions
CONURBATION
If cities are allowed to grow outwards without restriction they may merge into adjoining towns and cities forming a conurbation.
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