Urbanisation

• Urban: Relating to cities or towns, typically characterized by higher population density, infrastructure, and economic activity.

  Rural: Relating to the countryside, often characterized by lower population density, agricultural activities, and natural landscapes.

  Urbanization:

  The process of more people living in cities and towns, leading to the growth and development of urban areas.
• Predict future urban and rural populations

  Future urban populations are projected to continue increasing due to ongoing urbanisation trends, while rural populations are expected to stabilise or decline as people move to cities in search of better opportunities and amenities.
• Reasons why people move to urban areas  (push and pull factors)

  People move to urban areas for various reasons. Push factors from rural areas include lack of job opportunities, limited access to education and healthcare, and agricultural challenges. Pull factors in urban areas include better job prospects, improved infrastructure, access to amenities and services, and cultural opportunities.
• Positives and negatives of living in a city.

  Living in a city offers access to diverse job opportunities, cultural experiences, and amenities. However, it can also entail higher living costs, and pollution.
• What it is like to live in a slum and why people live in them

  Living in a slum often means residing in overcrowded, makeshift dwellings with inadequate access to basic services like clean water, sanitation, and healthcare. People may live in slums due to poverty, lack of affordable housing options, limited employment opportunities, and rapid urbanisation.
• What can be done to improve conditions in slums.

  Improving conditions in slums requires investment in infrastructure, affordable housing, healthcare, and education, along with community empowerment initiatives and policies addressing poverty and inequality.
• How cities can be made more sustainable.

  1. Build energy-efficient homes
  2. Cut car use
  3. Reduce travel times
  4. go greener
• How Masdar City has been designed to be more sustainable.

  1. say no fossil fuels
  2. keep cool
  3. Be walk-able
  4. allow high population density
  5. have car-free streets
  6. minimise waste