Revision Notes on Contemporary Urban Environments (A Level AQA Geography)

Comprehensive Revision Notes Covering: Processes of Movement of People - Urbanisation, Suburbanisation, Counter-Urbanisation, Urban Resurgence, Population Growth in Urban Areas - Mega City, World City, Cities Urbanise in Different Ways - Economic, Social, Technological, Political, Demographic, Cities in Developed Countries Processes of Change - Deindustrialisation, Rise of the Service Economy, Decentralisation, Schemes to Improve Cities in the UK Since 1979 - Urban Development Corporations 1979-1990s, Enterprise Zones 1981-Present, City Challenge 1991-1997, Partnership Schemes 2010-Present, Urban Form - Physical Factors, Human Factors, Central Business District (CBD), Modern Urban Areas - Town Centre Mixed Developments, Cultural and Heritage Quarters, Fortress Developments, Gentrified Areas, Edge Cities, Changes in Modern Urban Areas - Economic Inequality, Economic Inequality Issues in Cities,
Strategies to Reduce Poverty and Economic Inequalities in Urban Areas, Strategies to Encourage Social and Cultural Integration, Case Study - London, Case Study - Sao Paulo, Urban Heat Island Effect - Four Main Causes of the UHI Effect, UHI Effect Explanatory, Particulates - Sources of Particulates, Traffic Measures to Reduce Pollution - Congestion Charging, Pedestrianisation, Public Transport Improvements, Schemes for Reducing Traffic - Legislation, Alternative Fuels, Buildings Impermeable Materials - Methods to Manage River Catchments, Restoring Water System - Enfield, Three Primary Sources of Waste, Waste Streams and Components of Waste Vary - Economic Characteristics, Lifestyles, Attitudes, Methods of Waste Disposal Environmental Impacts - Case Study - Singapore - Atmospheric Pollution, Water Pollution, Urban Dereliction, Bangkok - Case Study - Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Dereliction, Manchester - Case Study - Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Dereliction, Cities Local Impact on The Environment, Dimensions of Sustainability, Cities Local Impact on The Environment, Dimensions of Sustainability - Natural, Physical, Social, Economic, Liveability - Different Strategies for Increasing Sustainability.