Key words

Cards (17)

Central business District 
The centre of the city where offices and shops are located
Counter urbanisation 
Migration away from the city due to urban problems
De-industrialisation 
When the economy declines and causes high levels of unemployment
Formal work 
Work with an agreed contract, regular income and safety precautions
Rural-urban Migration 
People permanently moving from the countryside to a city
Mega city 
A city with a population over 10 million
Urban Primacy 
When a city is the most dominant city in its country
Informal work 
Self employed or temporary work which provides irregular income
World city 
When a city is dominant in the global economy
Push factor 
Negative things which push people away from an area
Pull factor 
Positive things which attract people to an area
Quality of Life 
The environment and community a person is part of as well as health and access to essentials
Suburbanization 
People moving from the city to the periphery of the city
Regeneration 
Investment into an area which involves building and changing the appearance
Squatter settlements 
Clusters of temporary housing which migrants or low income families live in
Multicultural city 
A city that encourages many different cultures, ethnicities and religions
Emerging country 
A country is becoming a developed nation often driven by relatively high and rapid economic growth