Urban Dynamics

Which UD is "a reversal of the rural to

urban movement associated with urbanisation?"

• counter urbanisation

• cross urbanisation

• exurbanisation

• anti urbanisation

Which UD is a process where usually affluent people move from the city to rural areas but continue to maintain a ‘city life’ through long commutes or technology?

• decentralisation

• exurbanisation

• urban renewal

• counter urbanisation

How would you best define decentralisation?

• The dispersal of activities and people from large urban centres to smaller ones

• The dispersal of activities and people from small urban centres to larger ones

• The deterioration of the built environment

• The renovation and enhancement of the built environment

Which UD is "the protection of luxury lifestyles which has resulted in the restriction of access and freedom of movement of other urbanites?"

• spatial urbanisation

• spatial decay

• spatial inclusion

• spatial exclusion

This gated community best exemplifies the urban dynamic of...

• exurbanisation

• spatial exclusion

• urban consolidation

• suburbanisation

Suburbanisation is best defined as...

• the redevelopment and rejuvination of an urban area that is neglected

• The movement of people, employment and facilities away from the city towards rural areas

• The movement of people, employment and facilities away from the inner city towards outer urban areas

What UD is evident in this photograph?

• urban consolidation

• urban village

• suburbanisation

• urban decay

What UD is evident in this photograph?

• urban consolidation

• suburbanisation

• urban renewal

• urban decay

Which of these is NOT an urban dynamic of change?

• Decentralisation

• Gentrification

• Exurbanisation

• Suburbanisation

Which UD involves policies encouraging higher population densities in established suburban areas, often through planning regulations allowing more dwellings?

• urban renewal

• decentralisation

• urban consolidation

• counter urbanisation