The challenges of the urban world - key words

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Urbanisation
Is the rise in the percentage of people living in urban areas in comparison with rural areas.
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Rural - urban migration
The movement of people from the countryside to the cities, normally to escape from poverty and search for work.
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Megacities
A city with a population of 10 million people or more.
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Counter - urbanisation
When people leave towns and cities to live in the countryside.
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Informal Economy
Refers to jobs that have little or no job security. No tax is paid.
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Formal Economy
Refers to jobs with contracts of employment and more job security. Tax is paid.
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Eco - footprint
The area of land and sea that supplies all the resources etc we need to survive.
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Self - help schemes
Government provides materials and land for the residents. These residents are also needed and used for labour.
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The movement of people from the countryside to the cities, normally to escape from poverty and search for work.

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Rural - urban migration

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A city with a population of 10 million people or more.

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When people leave towns and cities to live in the countryside.

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Refers to jobs that have little or no job security. No tax is paid.

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