KEY TERMS
What is urbanisation?
Increase in people living in cities
What is Urban Drift?
Movement from rural to urban areas
Name one cause of urban growth
Migration or natural increase
What does HDB stand for?
Housing Development Board
What is liveability?
How good a place is to live
What is urban growth?
Increase in size/population of a city
What is gentrification?
Improving an area, often pushing out poorer residents
What are push factors?
Reasons people leave an area
When was HDB established?
1960
Name one factor of Liveability
Safety, transport, housing, clean water, etc.
What is urban sprawl?
What is urban decay?
Decline of an area due to neglect
Name one positive effect of urbanisation
Jobs, Innovation, economic growth
What % of Singaporeans live in public housing?
Give one environmental factor of liveability
Green space, pollution, sustainability
What is suburbanisation?
Movement of people to suburbs
What is Urban renewal?
redeveloping land in cities
Name one negative effect of urbanisation
Congestion, pollution, inequality
How do Singaporeans pay for HDB housing?
CPF contributions
Give one economic factor of liveability
Cost of living, jobs
What is a mega city
Cities with over 10 milion people
What is urban planning?
Managing land use in cities
Why does suburbanisation increase traffic?
More people rely on cars
Wht does Singapore use ethnic quotas in HDBs?
To prevent segregation and build community
Give one social factor of liveability
Community, safety, diversity