Contemporary Urban Environments

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Decks in this class (24)

Megacities And World Cities
Why has there been large scale po...,
What are the benefits of mega cities,
What are the problems with megaci...
13  cards
Megacities Shanghai
How many billionaires live in sha...,
True or false shanghai is the the...,
Who builds the skyscrapers in sha...
8  cards
Megacities London
High building in london is the ta...,
How much did it cost to build the...,
How many panes of glass was the s...
10  cards
Magacities Dhaka
What is the population of dhaka,
How many new residents move to dh...,
How many people live in the slums
15  cards
Mexico City LIC Megacity
What is the population of mexico ...,
What percentage of the country s ...,
True or false mexico city is the ...
29  cards
Tokyo HIC Megacity
What is the total population of t...,
What percentage of japan s total ...,
What was the percentage increase ...
44  cards
World Cities
What do world cities exert over c...,
Does population determine whether...,
True or false world cities are ge...
6  cards
Urban Policy And Regeneration In Britain
What is urban policy,
What type of development did earl...,
What type of development did late...
19  cards
City Challenge
When did this start,
How was funding allocated,
What was another problem with the...
19  cards
Urban Drainage
What is the traditional method of...,
What is a problem with traditiona...,
What are some of the potential us...
86  cards
Strategies For Devloping More Sustainable Cities
What does the un define sustainab...,
What 3 features does a sustainabl...,
What are 6 considerations when se...
65  cards
Sources Of Waste
What are the 6 types of waste,
What does e waste include,
What is meant by special waste
34  cards
Key terms
Megacity,
Urban agglomeration,
Metacity
60  cards
Mumbai
True of false mumbai is indias ca...,
What is the population of mumbai,
Where is the financial and commer...
78  cards
Leeds
What is the population of leeds,
Where does the river aire flow,
Where does there tend to be more ...
86  cards
Challenges and opportunities
What is the main obstacle to citi...,
What does money have to be invest...,
What are the four social trends
37  cards
Ecological Footprints
What is an ecological footprint,
Are urban areas open or closed sy...,
What are the inputs of urban systems
22  cards
The Sustainable City
How man train lines are in dhaka ...,
How many major highways are in dhaka,
What is the population of dhaka
82  cards
Urban Change
What does deindustrialisation ref...,
When did deindustrialisation happ...,
What had the manufacturing indust...
27  cards
Urbanisation, Suburbanisation, Counterurbanisation and Urban Resurgence
Define urbanisation,
What 5 characteristics determine ...,
True or false the rate of urbanis...
44  cards
Urban Precipitation
What are the 5 main reasons for r...,
How does the uhi affect rainfall ...,
How does building height affect r...
26  cards
Land Use Patterns: Sunderland UK
What caused the land use pattern ...,
Where is the cbd located,
Which area of sunderland is a foa...
21  cards
Land Use: Buenos Aires, Argentina
What are the two physical factors...,
What benefit to buenos aires does...,
What is the main social factor
14  cards
Land Use in Buenos Aires
Land use pattern like in buenos a...,
What are the northern suburbs like,
What are some suburbs like
9  cards

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