Urban environments key terms 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRural and urban challenges and regenerationA2/A-levelAQA Created by: omfgleanneCreated on: 02-11-17 14:19 Albedo Ratio between the amount of incoming insolation and the amount of energy reflected back into the atmosphere. The reflectivity of a surface. 1 of 18 Channeling Wind redirected down straight, long. canyon-like streets. 2 of 18 Ecological footprint The total area of productive land and water required to produce the resources that a population consumes 3 of 18 Edge city Self- contained settlement which has emerged beyond the original city and developed as a city in its own right 4 of 18 Fortress landscapes Landscapes which are designed around security, protection and surveillance. 5 of 18 Gentrification The buying and renovating of properties 6 of 18 Land remediation Removal of pollution from the ground which enables derelict land to be brought back into commercial use 7 of 18 Microclimate Small-scale variations in temperature, precipitation and humidity. 8 of 18 Liveability Characteristics of a city which improve the quality of life for the people living there. 9 of 18 Photochemical pollution Air pollution where exhaust fumes become trapped by temperature inversions. 10 of 18 Temperature inversion Temperature increases with height. Doesn't allow convection and they trap pollution in the lower layer of the atmosphere. 11 of 18 Urban heat island The zone around and above an urban area which has higher temperatures than the surrounding rural areas. 12 of 18 Urban morphology The spatial structure and organisation of an urban area 13 of 18 Urban policy Strategies chosen to manage the development of urban areas 14 of 18 Urban resilience The capacity of a city to survive, adapt, and grow 15 of 18 Urban resurgence The regeneration of an urban area which has suffered a period of decline 16 of 18 Ventrui effect The squeezing of wind into an increasingly narrow gap resulting in presure decrease 17 of 18 World city Cities which have great influence on a global scale because of their financial status and worldwide commercial power. 18 of 18
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