KEY WORDS

• Central Business District (CBD)


  The centre of a city where many offices and shops are located
• Commuter Village


  A rural village separate from the city but within commuting distance (by car, train, etc) for its residents to work in the city
• Counter Urbanisation


  Migration away from a city because of urban problems (crime, congestion, etc)
• Dereliction


  Where buildings are left unused or unoccupied
• Deindustrialisation


  A city with a declining economy and high levels of unemployment
• Formal Work


  Work agreed in a contract, with regular income and safe working conditions
• Informal Work


  Self-employed or temporary work, which provides a small wage and limited health regulations
• Integrated Transport


  A system that links different types of transportation to give commuters access to the whole city
• International Migration


  The movement of people between countries, for work or long term residence
• Lower Income Country (LIC)


  A country of low wealth and a limited level of development
• Megacity


  A city with a population greater than 10 million people
• Middle Income Country (MIC)


  A country of sufficient wealth and a good level of development
• Multicultural City


  A city that shares and encourages many different cultures and religions, besides the national culture
• Net Migration


  The total number of people entering minus the number of people leaving a country
• Population Density


  The amount of people per square area of land. It's a measure of how squashed together or spread out a population is
• Pull Factors


  Reasons why a person may feel attracted towards living in the city
• Push Factors


  Reasons why a person may feel they need to move away from a rural area
• Quality of Life


  The environment and community a person is part of, as well as their health and access to essentials
• Regeneration


  A city tries to change its appearance or reputation through new building constructions
• Remittance


  A family member living in a different country can send money back to their country of origin to support their family substantially
• Rural-Urban Migration


  Individuals move their homes from a rural area to the urban city, for work opportunities or a better quality of life
• Social Inequality


  The difference in quality of life between the highest income family and lowest income household
• Squatter Settlements


  Clusters of temporary housing which migrants or low income families live in, often built on unfavourable land
• Suburbanisation


  Migration to live on the periphery (suburbs) of a city or town
• Trans-National Company (TNC)


  A business with operations in more than one country
• Urban Sprawl


  The process of a city growing and spreading out, taking over surrounding greenfield land
• Brandt Line


  A line that divides developed and developing countries on the world map
• World City


  A city with global influence through politics, businesses or travel
• Bottom-Up Project


  A small scheme, organised by an NGO or charity, that aims to help the poorest families
• Capitalism


  An economic and political system where trade and other sectors of the economy such as manufacturing are run by private companies for profit. They believe that the richer the country, the more developed it can be
• Colonialism


  The act of getting control over another country, this involves occupying their land and results in exploitation of people and the country's resources
• Communism


  A system which believes that the population should be classless and equal financially. Goods and the means of production are owned communally (often by the state) instead of being owned by private companies so everyone has access to what they need
• Corruption


  Governments that are dishonest or steal money to remain in power or for financial gain
• Economic Inequality


  The difference in wealth between the richest 10% of a country's population and the poorest 10%
• Frank's Dependency Model


  Describes neo-colonialism and how a country can gain control over a neo-colony through exploitation and economic dependency
• GDP


  The value of all produce and spending within a country. GPD stands for Gross Domestic Product
• GDP per capita


  The value of all produce and spending within a country, divided by the population
• Governance


  The management of a place or group of people
• Human Development Index


  A measure of several indicators including life expectancy, inequality and education
• Indicator


  A way of measuring development, which focuses on the social, economic or environmental development