Settlement Processes And Patterns Weekly Outline

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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



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.

• Week 16

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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



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





Test on Settlement

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