Key Definitions
A city with more than 10 million inhabitants.
What is a Megacity?
High birth rates and migration are two examples of these drivers of population growth.
What are factors / drivers contributing to megacity growth?
Roads become crowded because there are too many vehicles using them.
What is traffic congestion?
Buses, trains, and metro systems are examples of this transport solution.
What is public transport?
This Southeast Asian city is the capital and largest city of Thailand.
What is Bangkok?
he increasing proportion of people living in urban areas.
What is Urbanisation?
People move to cities because of employment opportunities, education, and healthcare.
What are pull factors?
This challenge occurs when waste management cannot keep pace with population growth.
What is solid waste pollution?
Building upwards rather than outwards can reduce urban sprawl.
What is high-density development?
Rural-to-urban migration and economic opportunities have contributed to this process in Bangkok.
What is urbanisation?
The movement of people from rural areas to cities.
What is Rural to Urban Migration?
Drought, unemployment, and limited services may encourage people to leave their homes.
What are push factors?
A lack of affordable housing can result in these informal settlements.
What are squatters / slums / informal settlements?
Parks, green roofs, and urban forests contribute to this type of infrastructure.
What is green infrastructure?
This transport-related issue is one of Bangkok's most well-known urban challenges
What is traffic congestion?
Development that meets present needs without compromising future generations.
What is Sustainable Development?
The global process that has created many jobs in cities and accelerated urban growth
What is industrialisation?
These services often struggle to meet demand in rapidly growing cities.
What is infrastructure and public services?
This planning approach aims to balance economic, environmental, and social outcomes.
What is sustainable urban planning?
The BTS Skytrain and MRT are examples of this type of sustainable transport response.
What is Mass Transit / Public transport?
The spread of a city's built-up area into surrounding rural land.
What is Urban Sprawl?
Asia contains the largest concentration of these urban centres.
Where are megacities mostly located?
Air pollution, water pollution, and urban heat islands are examples of these impacts.
What are environmental impacts?
Assessing both benefits and drawbacks before implementing a solution demonstrates this geographical skill.
What is evaluation?
Bangkok is particularly vulnerable to this environmental hazard because of low elevation, subsidence, and sea-level rise.
What is flooding?