Characteristics of Urban Places
A megacity has a population higher than this number.
This is an example of a centripetal population movement.
Rural-urban migration
This type of pollution can cause as much social stress as air pollution, but is not as well-known and therefore often unaddressed.
Noise pollution
This city has a LOT of goals to reach by 2030, aiming to address eco city design and climate resilience.
Vancouver
This example of eco city design was an early leader in this movement towards sustainability, dating back to the 1970s.
Curitiba
The UN defines an informal settlement as a settlement being deprived of even ONE of the five metrics (name one).
Durable housing; sufficient living space; access to clean water; access to sanitation; secure tenure
Sub-urbanization; counter-urbanization; urban sprawl/reclassification (Only need 1)
The growing global middle class is contributing to environmental and health issues because of this increase.
More car ownership/use
This city's working class neighbourhoods saw displacement in favour of a large sporting event (the Olympics).
Rio de Janeiro's favelas
This city is struggling with severe air pollution, causing major health issues.
Delhi
The political act that worked to keep specific ethnicities out of particular areas of a city is known by this name.
Red-lining
This city is well-known for its deprivation and suburbanization after the collapse of its auto industry, as well as its newfound revitalization and gentrification.
Detroit
One element of the urban microclimate is the urban heat island, caused by these two factors.
Quality of urban surfaces (disrupted albedo, etc.) and air quality (pollution dome, etc.)
This city used unique transportation design to protect residents from urban crime and geopolitical risks.
Medellin
To combat food insecurity due to a growing population and lack of additional growing space, Singapore has adopted this eco design for agriculture.
Vertical farming
The idea that land value increases as proximity to the CBD increases is known as this theory.
The Bid-rent Theory
This city demonstrates advancement in transportation infrastructure, particularly beginning in 1986.
Vancouver
The most deadly weather event in British Columbia was this event.
Heat dome (2021)
Pontevedra managed traffic congestion issues through this method.
Making a portion of downtown car-free/pedestrian-only
Curitiba has maximized green space potential to decrease both social stress and flooding risks. To prevent this space from increasing emissions, they've used this unique method of landscaping.
Sheep!
We learned five characteristics of urban places. Name three of them.
Site, function, land use, hierarchy of settlement, growth process
Urbanization is defined as the proportion of people living in an urban area, and is largely increasing. This increase is caused by these three factors (name 2).
Natural Increase; Rural-urban migration; Urban reclassification/sprawl
The Katy Freeway in this American city demonstrates that more lanes does not mean less traffic.
This area of informal settlement experienced displacement as real estate speculation increased expenses.
Dharavi (Mumbai)
Even though we used this city for a different case study, Curitiba can also fit into traffic management. It used the first of this type of public transportation system, which many other South American cities would follow.
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)