Settlement a place where people live Site the land on which a settlement is built Situation the location of a settlement in relation to the surrounding area Urbanisation an increase in the number of people living in cities compared to those living in rural areas Suburb an area of poor quality housing in an LEDC city (lacking amenities e.g. Running water) Greenbelt an area of land around a large urban area where the development of housing is restricted and land protected.
Settlement a place where people live Site the land on which a settlement is built Situation the location of a settlement in relation to the surrounding area Urbanisation an increase in the number of people living in cities compared to those living in rural areas Suburb an area of poor quality housing in an LEDC city (lacking amenities e.g. Running water) Greenbelt an area of land around a large urban area where the development of housing is restricted and land protected.
Settlement a place where people live Site the land on which a settlement is built Situation the location of a settlement in relation to the surrounding area Urbanisation an increase in the number of people living in cities compared to those living in rural areas Suburb an area of poor quality housing in an LEDC city (lacking amenities e.g. Running water) Greenbelt an area of land around a large urban area where the development of housing is restricted and land protected.
Urbanisation of people living in cities compared to those living in rural areas
Settlement The reason a settlement is
there (its social and Function economic activities) - e.g. a market town CBD Central Business District or city centre
An area of the city that
Inner City grew up in the 19th century with industrialisation (also known as the Twilight zone)
Suburb The outer residential area
of a town / city
Rural-Urban The boundary between a
fringe built up area and the countryside around it
Sub- Growth of the suburbs at Urbanisation the edge of a city Counter- The movement of people Urbanisation away from large cities to smaller settlements
People living in one place
Commuting and travelling to work in another
Brownfield Disused and derelict land
which is redeveloped and Site built on
Greenfield An area of land that has not
been built on before Site
An area of poor quality
Shanty Town housing in an LEDC city (lacking amenities e.g. running water) An area of land around a Greenbelt large urban area where the development of housing is restricted and land protected.
Rural-Urban The movement of people
from rural areas into towns migration / cities
Urban The demolition and re-
building of an area in Redevelopment decline - e.g. 1960s building of tower blocks
Urban The improvement and
modernisation of buildings Regeneration in an inner city area that had declined (e.g. the London Docklands)
Improving the physical, social
and environmental quality / Gentrification appearance of an area so it attracts people wealthier than those who had previously lived in the area Settlement The ordering of settlements Hierarchy according to their size and importance
Range of a The maximum distance
people are prepared to Good travel to obtain a good or service
Threshold The minimum number of
people needed to support a population service so it can stay open
Sphere of The area served by a
Influence particular settlement
High order Usually high cost goods,
goods bought now and again e.g. TV's and furniture Low order Usually low cost goods goods needed often - e.g. milk and newspapers
Neighbourhood Group of low order shops
e.g. newsagents and shopping bakery serving an area centre within a town (e.g. Kings Hedges)