S26 FC - Urbanisation

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Urban

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Built-up areas such as towns and cities.

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Rural

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Areas of lower population in villages – the countryside.

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Urbanisation

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The increasing proportion of people living in urban areas (towns and cities).

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Counter-urbanisation

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The movement of people from towns and cities to surrounding rural areas.

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Suburbanisation

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The outward growth of towns and cities, which may swallow up villages on the outskirts of the urban area. Characterised by large housing developments.

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Megacities

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Cities with over 10 million inhabitants.

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Urbanisation and industrialisation

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Urbanisation is linked to industrialisation, as people move to urban areas to find work, which is more reliable than farming.

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Global urban population

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57% of the global population lives in urban areas, and this is predicted to reach 67% by 2050.

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HICs (High-Income Countries)

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High proportion of people living in urban areas (more than 60%), but urban population growth is slowing as most people already live in urban areas.

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NEEs (Newly Emerging Economies)

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Rapid urbanisation since the 1980s (e.g., Nigeria, Brazil, India, China). Most of the world’s megacities are in NEEs.