key definitions

• urban sprawl


  unplanned urbanization into rural areas
• urban 


  built up areas w/ a high population density
• rural 


  areas w/ a few houses + a small population density
• urbanisation


  increasing proportion of ppl moving to urban places (towns + cities )
• informal sector


  jobs that arent recognized by gov + dont pay tax
• squatter settlements

  • illegal housing
  • lack basic facilities
  • made out of any materials the ppl can find
  • found on outskirts of a city
• urban greening 


  increasing and maintaining the n.o of green spaces (parks + gardens)
• brownfield sites


  derelict abandoned sites that used for industry
• greenfield sites 


  are areas of lands that havent been built on before
• urban regeneration 


  social, economic + environmental improvements to a run down place
• sustainable urban living


  social economic + environmental improvements conditions of a city to ensure a good quality of life for current + future residents
• tertiary industry

  provide a service for ppl. e.g healthcare, education,
• secondary sector

  making a product e.g manufacturing, construction
• primary sector


  extraction of raw materials e.g farming, mining
• informal sector 


  jobs not recognized by the gov + dont pay tax
• commuter settlements 


  place where ppl live but then travel to work
• rural urban fringe


  transition between the rural + urban land
• private sector


  firms set up by individuals to make a profit + pay tax
• national migration 


  migration within the country
• international migration


  migration from country to country
• urban deprivation


  living below the standard of living the majority live in a society