Urban Environments

3. An urban area with a population of 10 million or more
4. A process where the population from inner city or urban areas move to commuter towns or villages on the outskirts of the urban area
6. Sprawl The unplanned and uncontrolled physical expansion of an urban area into the surrounding countryside
7. The development of inner urban areas to attract residents back to the existing built-up areas of a city
9. An abandoned, derelict or underused industrial urban area which may be contaminated, but have the potential for redevelopment
10. The forces that push population out of a certain area into the periphery
11. The forces which pulls population into a certain area to the core

1. The process by which an increasing percentage of a country's population live in towns and cities, by migration and natural increase
2. The outward growth of towns and cities to engulf villages and rural areas
5. A residential area within or just outside the boundaries of a city
8. The reinvestment of capital into areas so that the area looks better and the land prices rise, often forcing poorer people out and attracting wealthier people in
10. This is when people need to travel long distances to work, often into a city centre