Types of settlement
Primate City
A city with double the population of the next largest city
How do rivers influence settlement?
Drainage, fertile soil, water for drinking/farming/washing
urbanisation
The growth of both the size and number of urban areas
Dublin inner city 1960-1990
Example of urban decay
Satellite town
Towns/settlements with populations between 1,500 and 49,999. More than 20% of these residents travel to work in a nearby city.
Bridging points
where a river is narrow or shallow enough to have a bridge. The bridge becomes a route centre and trading centre.
Urban Decay
deterioration of an urban area due to neglect or age. It can result in buildings being left empty and becoming run down
Smithfield
Example of urban redevelopment and renewal
Independent urban towns
Towns/settlements with populations between 1,500 and 49,999. Here, less than 20% of these residents travel to work in a nearby city.
Transport routes
People like to live close to where routes meet so it is easier to travel and to transport goods. Trade can develop at these points, which encourages more settlement
Urban Sprawl
rapid spread of urban developments (such as houses and shopping centres) onto undeveloped rural land (greenfield sites) around a city
IFSC
Example of a satellite town
Swords, Co. Dublin
Altitude
Height above sea level
Urban Renewal
when old buildings are restored or replaced by new buildings
Industrial development cause
Due to a need for more land and space to develop, industries and factories relocated to the outer areas of Dublin
Example of a primate city
Dublin, Co. Dublin
Relief
Slope of the land
Loss of community, loss of farmland
Rehousing projects Cause
The government began to rehouse people from poor inner-city slums in new developments on the outskirts of the city.