World Cities Key Terms

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  • Created on: 09-01-14 12:54
N R L C O N T A I N E R I S A T I O N N N
O A D N E O I B C G F S W H M X C A O V F
I P E O R I C K M W J A K F R R H I M W A
T I C I J T I S F U G I M M O C T H I J R
A D E T I A G T W V P X S Y S A N Q L I B
R U N A X S A P N S G N W R S A E C L B E
E R T V I I T P F P W G D I H L M Q I B X
N B R I S N V J G K I A N P Q B E S O F W
E A A R D A B X I D O A A B Y G G B N H O
G N L P E B V E K V B X D X F D A V A F V
E I I E C R G E P R H O N A T Q N T I O A
R S S D P U C N U W S A W P M U A M R D L
N A A N D E U R S R F A R L P Y M L E R H
A T T A M R E A G C S O Q R D F E Q C J I
B I I B Q T M Y Y I B K T A E W T S I D W
R O O R N A N U P Y P J P C P K S S T Q W
U N N U G V J A W K H R B I Y H A D Y U S
Q D O B M V G E N S D H D Q B S W A F H B
H C U V S U B U R B A N I S A T I O N D P
M W G O T V W Y G R F T D T W K Q E S Q X
H Q S W W E K A H W I E R U C P N D D S J

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  • A city with over a million inhabitants. (11, 4)
  • A standard of living below that of the majority in a particular society that involves hardships and a lack of access to resources. (5, 11)
  • Refers to the attempts to revive run-down regions of urban areas. A common feature of urban regeneration is the clearance of slums to pave way for development projects. (5, 2, 10)
  • The closure of the London docklands after container ships could no longer fit down the River Thames to certain docks. (16)
  • The collection, transport, processing or disposal, managing and monitoring of waste materials. (5, 10)
  • The movement of people and economic activities back into the city centre or inner city as part of the process of urban regeneration. (2, 12)
  • The movement of people from large city areas into smaller urban areas or into rural areas, It can mean daily commuting, but could also require lifestyle changes and the increase of ICT (home-working) (7, 12)
  • The movement of people from living in the inner parts of a city to living on the outer edges (suburbs). It has been facilitated by the development of transport networks etc. (15)
  • The spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments. (16)
  • When urbanisation cannot keep up with demands of the population. (5, 12)

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