Urbanisation

• Urbanisation


  The increase in % of people living in towns and cities- in relation to people living in rural areas
• In 2007 how many people were living in towns and cities?

  Over 3.2 billion (half the world)
• Hyper urbanisation


  Super fast rate of urbanisation
• Pull factors of urbanisation


  -employment

  -services

  -schools, dentists, uni, hospitals

  -contacts in cities
• Push factors of urbanisation


  -conflict

  -natural disasters (drought)

  -agriculture improvement

  -less work

  -shortage of food

  -green revolution (1960), young don't want to farm
• Problems for people living in Dharavi


  -overcrowding, the population density is 10x the rest of Mumbai

  -overpopulation, 1 million people live in 1 square mile

  -disease, waste is thrown near water pipes, 500 people share 1 public toilet
• Future plans for Dharavi


  -rehousing people in high rise apartments

  -ruins communities

  -2$ billion redevelopment plan to demolish slums
• Source country


  The country where the migrant comes from
• Host country


  The country where the migrant goes to
• Remittances


  Money sent back to the migrants source country
• Low wage migration


  Low wage (for that country) jobs in sectors like cleaning, catering and construction
• High wage elite migration


  Highly skilled and influential individuals. E.g. Russian oligarchs in London.
• Interdependence


  people can move more freely around the world, people have more interdependence between nations
• Brain brain


  When the educated workforce leave a country, as the have the skills another country needs
• Hub city


  A curry that is a local point for activities with a global influence e.g trade in Shanghai or business in London
• Colocation


  A collection of two or more works that are normally seen together because that is the way they are used
• Global migration in 2005-2010


  UK citizens migrated to Spain, Australia and South Africa

  Untied States migrated to Mexico, UK, Spain, Italy
• Who migrates on an international level? Low-waged international workers


  -illegal or legal immigrants that work in jobs with low wages

  ->construction, kitchens, cleaning
• Who migrates on an international level? Elite international migrants


  -highly skilled professionals or influential people

  -their wealth has come from their profession or inheritance

  -they are HIGHLY DESIRABLE to international governments