Contemporary Urban Environments Flashcards

Decks in this Class (24):

• Megacities And World Cities

  Megacities And World Cities

  Sample Cards:

  why has there been large scale populatio,

  what are the benefits of mega cities,

  what are the problems with megacities
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• Megacities Shanghai

  Megacities Shanghai

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  how many billionaires live in shanghai,

  true or false shanghai is the the fastes,

  who builds the skyscrapers in shanghai
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• Megacities London

  Megacities London

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  high building in london is the tallest b,

  how much did it cost to build the shard,

  how many panes of glass was the shard ma
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• Magacities Dhaka

  Magacities Dhaka

  Sample Cards:

  what is the population of dhaka,

  how many new residents move to dhaka eac,

  how many people live in the slums
  15 Cards
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• Mexico City Lic Megacity

  Mexico City LIC Megacity

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  what is the population of mexico city,

  what percentage of the country s populat,

  true or false mexico city is the most po
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• Tokyo Hic Megacity

  Tokyo HIC Megacity

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  what is the total population of the metr,

  what percentage of japan s total populat,

  what was the percentage increase in popu
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• World Cities

  World Cities

  Sample Cards:

  what do world cities exert over continen,

  does population determine whether or not,

  true or false world cities are generally
  6 Cards
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• Urban Policy And Regeneration In Britain

  Urban Policy And Regeneration In Britain

  Sample Cards:

  what is urban policy,

  what type of development did early strat,

  what type of development did later schem
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• City Challenge

  City Challenge

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  when did this start,

  how was funding allocated,

  what was another problem with the biddin
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• Urban Drainage

  Urban Drainage

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  what is the traditional method of removi,

  what is a problem with traditional water,

  what are some of the potential uses wate
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• Strategies For Devloping More Sustainabl

  Strategies For Devloping More Sustainable Cities

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  what does the un define sustainable deve,

  what 3 features does a sustainable city,

  what are 6 considerations when seeking s
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• Sources Of Waste

  Sources Of Waste

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  what are the 6 types of waste,

  what does e waste include,

  what is meant by special waste
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• Key Terms

  Key terms

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  megacity,

  urban agglomeration,

  metacity
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• Mumbai

  Mumbai

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  true of false mumbai is indias capital c,

  what is the population of mumbai,

  where is the financial and commercial ce
  78 Cards
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• Leeds

  Leeds

  Sample Cards:

  what is the population of leeds,

  where does the river aire flow,

  where does there tend to be more green s
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• Challenges And Opportunities

  Challenges and opportunities

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  what is the main obstacle to cities beco,

  what does money have to be invested into,

  what are the four social trends
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• Ecological Footprints

  Ecological Footprints

  Sample Cards:

  what is an ecological footprint,

  are urban areas open or closed systems,

  what are the inputs of urban systems
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• The Sustainable City

  The Sustainable City

  Sample Cards:

  how man train lines are in dhaka banglad,

  how many major highways are in dhaka,

  what is the population of dhaka
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• Urban Change

  Urban Change

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  what does deindustrialisation refer to,

  when did deindustrialisation happen in t,

  what had the manufacturing industry been
  27 Cards
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• Urbanisation Suburbanisation Counterurba

  Urbanisation, Suburbanisation, Counterurbanisation and Urban Resurgence

  Sample Cards:

  define urbanisation,

  what 5 characteristics determine whether,

  true or false the rate of urbanisation i
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• Urban Precipitation

  Urban Precipitation

  Sample Cards:

  what are the 5 main reasons for rainfall,

  how does the uhi affect rainfall pattern,

  how does building height affect rainfall
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• Land Use Patterns Sunderland Uk

  Land Use Patterns: Sunderland UK

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  what caused the land use pattern in sund,

  where is the cbd located,

  which area of sunderland is a foal point
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• Land Use Buenos Aires Argentina

  Land Use: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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  what are the two physical factors of thi,

  what benefit to buenos aires does being,

  what is the main social factor
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• Land Use In Buenos Aires

  Land Use in Buenos Aires

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  land use pattern like in buenos aires,

  what are the northern suburbs like,

  what are some suburbs like
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