Which region matches which coloured bar? The regions are: North
America, Africa, Oceania, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe?
LEDC Land Use Model
E
D
C
A
B
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/settlement/urbanmod_ledcrev1.shtml
MEDC Land Use Model – Concentric Ring Model
E
D
C
B
A
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/settlement/urbanmod_medcrev1.shtml
Movement of People in Urban Environments
Gentrification
Rural-urban migration
Urban Renewal /
Re-urbanization
Suburbanization
Counter-urbanization
Urban Sprawl
China – Rural to Urban Migration
China’s Population
Census figures show the
number of migrants
living outside their home
counties for more than
six months grew from
20 million in 1990 to
79 million by 2000.
When temporary
migrants are included
(those residing away
from home for one
month or more),
http://people.southwestern.edu/~robertsk/chinamig.html
China - Dramatic City Growth
the migrant population in
2010 reached
160 million.
Rural to Urban Migration in China: How Do MigrantSending Communities Benefit?
Movement of People in Urban Environments
Gentrification
Rural-urban migration
Urban Renewal /
Re-urbanization
Suburbanization
Counter-urbanization
Urban Sprawl
Gentrification – Inward Movement
Gentrification is a general term for the
arrival of wealthier people in an existing
urban district, a related increase in rents
and property values, and changes in the
district's character and culture.
Gentrification in Istanbul (Tophane)
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/62653
Movement of People in Urban Environments
Gentrification
Rural-urban migration
Urban Renewal /
Re-urbanization
Suburbanization
Counter-urbanization
Urban Sprawl
Urban Renewal (Re-urbanization) –
Inward Movement
The development of activities to increase residential population densities
within the existing built-up area of a city.
This may include the redevelopment of vacant land, the refurbishment
of housing, the development of new business enterprises, new public
transportation, new community recreation facilities.
Regeneration of the London Docklands
What was the area like before redevelopment?
What is the area like now?
Movement of People in Urban Environments
Gentrification
Rural-urban migration
Urban Renewal /
Re-urbanization
Suburbanization
Counter-urbanization
Urban Sprawl
Suburbanization –
Outward Movement
The outward growth of towns and cities to engulf surrounding
villages and rural areas.
This may result from the out-migration of population from the
inner urban areas to the suburbs.
Movement of People in Urban Environments
Gentrification
Rural-urban migration
Urban Renewal /
Re-urbanization
Suburbanization
Counter-urbanization
Urban Sprawl
Urban Sprawl –
Outward Movement
The unplanned and uncontrolled physical expansion of an urban area into the
surrounding countryside. It is closely linked to the process of
suburbanization.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sprawl takes place up the sides of
the surrounding mountains as favela
communities (shanty towns) grow.
Movement of People in Urban Environments
Gentrification
Rural-urban migration
Urban Renewal /
Re-urbanization
Suburbanization
Counter-urbanization
Urban Sprawl
Counter-urbanization Outward Movement
The migration of people from
an urban area into the
surrounding rural area
(mostly in MEDCs).
It might mean
daily commuting,
but could also
require lifestyle
changes and the
increased use of
Information
Communications
Technology
(ICT).
Suburbanization Processes
•Inner city decline
•Dereliction
•Poor environments – pollution, crime, noise
Re-urbanization Processes
Regeneration, Gentrification
•Disillusionment with commute
•Walking distance to work, entertainment,
education, health care
• Refurbished neighbourhoods,
renovated housing, new condos, parks