1. urbanisation
…is the process of urban growth
leading to increasing numbers of
people living in cities
Urbanisation: What?

2. Urbanisation: What?

3. Urbanisation rates in the rich and poor world
Urban dwellers in
poor countries
Urban dwellers in
rich countries
Rural dwellers in all
countries
time
Urbanisation: When?

4. time
Urbanisation: When?

5. Choropleth map showing % of urban population in different countries
Urbanisation: Where?

6. Poor countries
Photo source: http://futurechallenges.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Migration-Rural.jpg
Urbanisation: Why?

7. Photo sourcehttp://scandasia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Bangkok-Night.jpg
Poor countries
Urbanisation: Why?

8. Poor countries
Urbanisation: Why?

9. Summary: Urbanisation in poor countries
• Began in mid 20thC. Very rapid – 20% per year
• Main cause is rural –urban migration
• Difficult living conditions in rural areas
• Concentration of jobs and modern services in
cities.
• High population increase amongst young
migrants.

10. Rich countries
Urbanisation: Why?

11. Rich countries
Urbanisation: Why?

12. Rich countries
Urbanisation: Why?

13. • 19thC towns grew rapidly during Industrial
Revolution
• New jobs in factories shipyards etc
• Mechanization of farming led to rural job
losses
• Late 20th
C saw urbanization slow down. Many
left the city – counter-urbanization
• Recent inner city redevelopments have begun
to attract residents back to UK city centres.
Summary: Urbanisation in rich countries

14. Urbanisation rates in the rich and poor world
Explain why the pace of urbanisation is
different in the rich and poor world.
Urban dwellers in
poor countries
Urban dwellers in
rich countries
Rural dwellers in all
countries
time

15. BBC resources
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/world/06/urbanisation/html/
urbanisation.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/a-history-of-
urbanisation-in-britain/7811.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/1480.html

16. Homework
Write a short essay to answer the question "Why is the pace of urbanisation
different in the rich and poor world?
This task will be marked out of 9 like an exam question.
1/3 marks: You have given one relevant reason for urbanisation happening at
different rates in poor and rich countries and begun to say why.
4/6 marks: You have given more than one reason and developed your
answer in more detail using connectives such as "this is because".
7/9 marks: You have given examples of real places and carefully explained
why urbanisation happens at different rates in rich and poor countries. Your
spelling and grammar are very accurate.