A settlement with a population of 2,000 or more with services.
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Urbanisation
The growth in the proportion of the population that live in towns and cities, as well as growth in infrastructure and the economy.
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Rural
A small settlement with a population of less than 2,000 and no services; the countryside.
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Rural Dilution
The infiltration of urban lifestyles into rural areas.
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Urban Agglomeration
Extended city or town of comprising built up areas of a central place and linked by a continuous urban area.
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Global/World City
A city with influence over the world economy, infrastructure and communications.
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Centralisation
The tendency of people and services to become concentrated in a specific area.
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Decentralisation
Th eoutward movement of services away from the established urban centers. The reduction in the centralisation of one industry source.
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Industrialisation
The rapid growth in manufacturing industry and the associated changes in the economy and society.
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Deindustrialisation
The absolute and/or relative decline in the importance of manufacturing in the economy.
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Migration
The movement of people.
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Post-industrialisation
The set of changes and processes that have been at work since the 1970s and have transformed city's economies and societies. This usually involves the shift from manufacturing to services.
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Re-urbanisation
The movement of people and economic activities back to city centers.
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Suburbanisation
The movement of people to the outskirts of the city to build larger homes, often due to increasing wealth.
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Counter-urbanisation
The movement of people away from urban centers to small towns and villages, often forming a suburbanised village.
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Card 2
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The growth in the proportion of the population that live in towns and cities, as well as growth in infrastructure and the economy.
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Urbanisation
Card 3
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A small settlement with a population of less than 2,000 and no services; the countryside.
Back
Card 4
Front
The infiltration of urban lifestyles into rural areas.
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Card 5
Front
Extended city or town of comprising built up areas of a central place and linked by a continuous urban area.
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