1.1 Urban: Definitions

What is suburbinisation?

An increase in proportion of people living in built up areas.

What is gentrification?

Development of previously deprived areas or neighbourhood in inner city.

What process does a centripedal movement involve? (with examples)

It is the inward movement of people into a city: Rural to urban migration, gentrification, urban renewal.

What is counter-urbanisation?

Movement of individuals out of cities, often a response to urban stress.

What process does a centrifugal movement involve? (with examples)

Outward movement of populations form the city: Urban sprawl, suburbanisation, counter urbanisation.

What is urban sprawl?

Uncontrolled and unplanned expansion of population into surrounding rural area- rural urban fringe, creation of satellite towns.

What is urban renewal?

the redevelopment of areas within a large city to increase Urban population.