Geography Urban Issues And Challenges

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Dereliction

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The state of something being abandoned or deserted

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Brownfield site

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An abandoned site that has been previously built on

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Greenfield site

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An area of agricultural land that is undeveloped and has never been built on

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Inequalities

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Extreme differences between poverty and wealth

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Migration

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The permanent movement of people from one place to another

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Natural increase

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The difference between the number of births and deaths recorded over a period

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Rural-urban fringe

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Edges of an urban area (where rural meets urban

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Social deprivation

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The extent to which a person, or community, lacks what they really need to have a decent life.

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Squatter settlement

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A collection of informal housing filled with people working in an informal economy

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Traffic congestion

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Too many vehicles located in the same place

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Urbanisation

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Increase in the number of people living in an urban area

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Urban sprawl

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the rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns

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Waste recycling

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The process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects

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Lagos fact one

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75% of households only live in 1 room

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Lagos fact two

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At least one power cut each day

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Lagos fact three

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In 2003, the Lagos Metropolitan created a 'bus rapid transit' to reduce traffic congestion

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Birmingham fact one

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47% of Birminghams population is not white british

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Birmingham fact two

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Merry hill was buit in 1989, which is when Birminghams CBD saw a huge decline in population and trade

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Birmingham fact three

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The big city plan is a major development project for Birmingham, and the plan identifies 5 key areas of development potentially worth £10billion

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Aspects of the birmingham big city plan

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-increase the size of the CBD by 25%

-improve transport

-5000 new homes

-50,000 new jobs

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Where is birmingham located in England

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Birmingham is located centrally in England, in the Midlands

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Birmingham fact 4

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The population from 2003 to 2028 is expected to increase by 12.2%

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Lagos fact 4

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Over 60% of the residents of Lagos are poor and live in over 100 slums and informal settlements across the city