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23 Cards in this Set
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Dereliction |
The state of something being abandoned or deserted |
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Brownfield site |
An abandoned site that has been previously built on |
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Greenfield site |
An area of agricultural land that is undeveloped and has never been built on |
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Inequalities |
Extreme differences between poverty and wealth |
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Migration |
The permanent movement of people from one place to another |
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Natural increase |
The difference between the number of births and deaths recorded over a period |
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Rural-urban fringe |
Edges of an urban area (where rural meets urban |
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Social deprivation |
The extent to which a person, or community, lacks what they really need to have a decent life. |
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Squatter settlement |
A collection of informal housing filled with people working in an informal economy |
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Traffic congestion |
Too many vehicles located in the same place |
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Urbanisation |
Increase in the number of people living in an urban area |
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Urban sprawl |
the rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns |
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Waste recycling |
The process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects |
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Lagos fact one |
75% of households only live in 1 room |
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Lagos fact two |
At least one power cut each day |
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Lagos fact three |
In 2003, the Lagos Metropolitan created a 'bus rapid transit' to reduce traffic congestion |
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Birmingham fact one |
47% of Birminghams population is not white british |
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Birmingham fact two |
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 |
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 |
-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 |
Birmingham is located centrally in England, in the Midlands |
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Birmingham fact 4 |
The population from 2003 to 2028 is expected to increase by 12.2% |
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Lagos fact 4 |
Over 60% of the residents of Lagos are poor and live in over 100 slums and informal settlements across the city |