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Chapter 22
Urban Change
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Urban Change | the process whereby cities, towns and other built up areas change, usually to meet the changing needs of their populations |
| what is the growth of both size and number of urban areas called | Urbanisation |
| Name 4 causes of population change | relatively high natural increase in population Immigration Migration within the city Rural to urban migration |
| Name 4 effects of Urban change/Urbanisation | Urban sprawl Urban decay Urban redevelopment and urban renewal New towns |
| what is Urban Sprawl | Urban Sprawl is the rapid spread of urban development on undeveloped rural land around a city |
| what are 3 causes of urban sprawl | great economic growth Population growth People moving from rural areas and abroad to Dublin |
| what are the effects of urban sprawl | Valuable farmland such as fertile land has been used for building purposes Old villages are swallowed up by urban growth, losing their unique identities Large suburbs are boring 'soulless' places with few recreational or social amenities |
| What is urban decay | Urban decay is the deterioration of an urban area due to neglect or age. |
| what are the causes of Urban decay | Industrial development-Due to the need for more land and space to develop, industries relocated to the outer areas of Dublin Rehousing project-The government began programmes to rehouse people form the poor inner-city to the outskirts of the city |
| what are the causes of Urban decay pt2 | Traffic congestion- Increased traffic caused congestion in inner-city Dublin and made it an unattractive place to live |
| what are the effects of urban decay | Abandoned factories and other buildings fell into disrepair housing began to deteriorate as people began to leave the inner-city Schools and inner-city businesses, such as shops closed as a result of the population decrease |
| What is Urban redevelopment | When old, run down houses and buildings are demolished, the original tenants are moved to new suburbs, and new shops and businesses are built on the valuable inner-city land instead |
| What is urban renewal | When old buildings are restored or replaced by new buildings. |
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