Urban Challenges

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Created on: 30-01-18 15:18

Urbanisation

Urbanization refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas.

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Megacity

A megacity is a very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million people.

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Push Factor

A factor that pushes the population into the city.

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Pull Factor

A factor that pulls the population out of the city.

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Migration

The movement of people to a new area or country, mabye to have better living conditions

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Pollution

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.

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Sanitation

conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal.

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Squatter Settlement

A squatter settlement is a residential area which has developed without legal claims to the land and/or permission from the concerned authorities to build.

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Floating School

A floating school is a school that gets placed in deprived area for a period of time.

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BrownField Site

'Brownfield land is an area of land or premises that has been previously used, but has subsequently become vacant, derelict or contaminated.

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GreenField Site

Greenfield land is undeveloped land in a city or rural area either used for agriculture, landscape design, or left to evolve naturally. These areas of land are usually agricultural or amenity properties being considered for urban development.

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Urban Sprawl

Urban sprawl is the rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns, often characterized by low-density residential housing, single-use zoning.

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A megacity is a very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million people.

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Megacity

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A factor that pushes the population into the city.

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A factor that pulls the population out of the city.

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The movement of people to a new area or country, mabye to have better living conditions

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