Urban change over time
I can analyse how, and the reasons why, urban areas change.
- Year 11
- Edexcel B
Urban change over time
I can analyse how, and the reasons why, urban areas change.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Urban areas change over time.
- Urban population numbers, distribution and spatial growth change over time.
- Processes of urban change include urbanisation, suburbanisation, de-industrialisation and regeneration.
- Counter-urbanisation is a process leading to urban change.
Keywords
Suburbanisation - the movement of people from more central urban areas to the outskirts of an urban area
Urban sprawl - the unplanned, and often rapid, growth of urban areas into the surrounding countryside
De-industrialisation - the loss of manufacturing industries from urban areas
Regeneration - investing money into poorer and derelict urban areas where there was once a sustainable economy in industry
Common misconception
Urban areas can only experience one process of urban change at a time.
While in theory urban changes appear to follow a logical order, in reality processes often overlap and it is best to avoid thinking of changes occurring along a set timeline.
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