Urbanisation

• Overall, there has been an increase in world urbanisation: which will continue.
• In developed countries, Urban growth was mainly in the 19th century.
• The main reason for this rapid growth was industrialisation.
• Industrialisation led to more jobs and better wages, attracting people into cities.
• Developed countries have experienced slowing down in their rate of urbanisation since the mid-20th Century.
• Push factors are factors that make people want to leave a country or move somewhere else.
• Pull factors are factors that attract people to a place, such as education, employment, and recreation.
• Some pull factors include access to health services, education, greater employment opportunities, good transport links and a better standard of living
• Some push factors include war, lack of medical care, a poor variety of jobs, drought & famine, natural disasters and a lack of education.
• The main reason why people migrate is because they can earn higher wages elsewhere.
• In developing countries, there has been an increase in rural to urban migration due to population growth, industrialisation and globalisation.
• Rural areas often suffer from poverty, low levels of education and limited job prospects which leads to many young adults moving away to find work.
• In developing countries, there has been an increase in rural to urban migration due to the growth of manufacturing industries which require large numbers of workers.
• Urban to urban migration occurs when people move between different towns and cities within one country.
• Rural to urban migration occurs when people from rural areas move into cities looking for work.
• Rural to urban migration occurs when the number of people moving from rural areas into cities exceeds those leaving them.
• Urbanisation refers to the process by which towns and cities grow larger and more populated over time.
• Mega cities are cities with a population of over 10 million people.
• The world's largest city is Tokyo, Japan, with a population of approximately 37 million people.