1.2- urban and rural processes

• define urbanisation

  the physical and human growth in cities
• define sub-urbanisation

  the outward growth of a city which may engulf surrounding villages into it
• define infill

  the use of vacant land and property within a built up area for further construction or development
• define urban renewal

  there has been a move from large scale demolition known as renovating existing buildings ]
• define counter urbanisation

  the movement of people and businesses from large cities to smaller towns and rural areas
• define re-urbanisation

  a recent trend where the population of city centers begins to grow again
• define garden village/city

  planned urban areas that have village like communities and plenty of space for private gardens
• define sustainable community

  places where people want to live and work now and in the future
• what is a CBD

  central business district
• what is the definition of a greenfield site

  an area on the edge of a town or city which has not been developed with houses/ industry
• what is the definition of a brownfield site

  an area that has previously had buildings on it which has been demolished prior
• define commuting

  people that make the same journey between work and home on a regular basis
• define teleworking

  working from home by linking to the office for all or part of the week
• what are the two sustainable communities

  bedzed

  cambourne
• is BEDzed urban or rural

  urban
• is cambourne rural or urban

  rural
• what is a threshold population

  minimum population size needed for demand
• define catchment area

  the area that a shop that gets it customers
• define honeypot site

  location attracting a large number of tourists