Settlement Processes and Patterns Weekly Outline Information in italics is taken from AQA A specification. Settlement Processes and Patterns Global characteristics of urbanisation Percentage living in urban areas; million cities, change over time.
Week 10
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Week 11
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Urbanisation in LEDCs The causes, patterns and effects, and characteristics of urbanisation in one major LEDC where the process is still occurring.
Week 12
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Urbanisation in MEDCs – UK Urbanisation in the UK
Week 13
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Suburbanisation in the MEDW Causes and consequences in an MEDC.
Week 14
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Week 15
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Counterurbanisation and changes in the rural-urban fringe Definitions of counter and re-urbanisation. The distinction between counter urbanisation and sub-urbanisation. Changes over time in rural-urban fringe settlements in the UK: an analysis of the causes and consequences of these changes. Suburbanised villages and the model of a suburbanised village – compare with case study The nature of and causes of changes in the land use patterns of suburbanised villages. The model of a suburbanised village and its application to a case study.
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Reurbanisation and gentrification Factors encouraging re urbanisation. The consequences of reurbanisation. Gentrification as illustrated by a UK case study.
Week 17
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Issues regarding the use of greenfield sites and brownfield sites for housing The issues regarding the use of greenfield and brownfield sites for additional housing.
Week 18
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Settlement hierarchy and spheres of influence; Reilly’s Law of Retail Gravitation Settlement hierarchy, spheres of influence with reference to the concepts of threshold and range. Determining the theoretical sphere – Reilly’s Law of retail gravitation. Identifying the actual sphere of influence.
Week 19
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Test on Settlement