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What is the definition of Infrastructure?
Physical systems and services that support daily life in cities, including transportation, utilities, and public facilities.
What is the definition of Spatial Patterns?
The arrangement of features in an area, the city's layout.
What is the definition of Economic Development?
Improving a region's prosperity and quality of life.
What is the definition of Developing Countries?
Nations industrializing with lower income levels.
What is the definition of Squatter Settlements?
Informal housing areas lacking legal title.
What is the definition of Primate City?
A country's largest city, dominating in size and activity.
What is the definition of Forward Capitals?
Relocated capitals to redistribute population and resources.
What is the definition of Metropolises?
Large, influential cities.
Define Public Facilities
Public Facilities are services such as schools, hospitals, and parks.
Define Utilities in the context of urban infrastructure.
Essential services like water, sewage, and electricity.
What are the causes and effects of rapid urbanization in developing countries?
Causes: rural-to-urban migration, Effects: infrastructure gaps, squatter settlements.
What are the causes and effects of inadequate infrastructure?
Causes: lack of investment, rapid growth. Effects: reduced economic growth, lower quality of life.
What is the impact of good infrastructure on economic development?
Cause: investment in infrastructure. Effect: smooth movement of people/goods, boosted business, economic growth.
What are the causes and consequences of primate cities?
Cause: historical factors, economic concentration. Consequences: uneven development, strain on resources.
What is the effect of forward capitals on population distribution?
Cause: Overcrowding in primate cities. Effect: Redistribution of population and economic activity.
What are the causes and consequences of squatter settlements?
Causes: Lack of affordable housing, rapid urbanization. Consequences: Overcrowding, poor living conditions, lack of services.
What is the impact of transportation infrastructure on spatial patterns?
Cause: Location and quality of infrastructure. Effect: Shapes how cities grow and develop, influencing economic and social development.
What are the effects of rapid industrialization on infrastructure demands?
Cause: Fast-growing cities. Effect: Struggle to keep up with infrastructure demands.
What is the impact of colonial legacy on infrastructure in developing countries?
Cause: Historical infrastructure development. Effect: Impacts current infrastructure and spatial patterns.
What is the effect of public transportation on urban efficiency?
Cause: Good public transportation systems. Effect: City connectivity and efficiency.
Compare the infrastructure challenges in developed vs. developing countries.
Developed: aging infrastructure, maintenance. Developing: lack of basic infrastructure, rapid growth challenges.
Compare primate cities and forward capitals as solutions to urban issues.
Primate cities concentrate resources, forward capitals redistribute them.
Compare the impacts of subways and buses on urban connectivity.
Subways: High capacity, less congestion. Buses: More flexible routes, lower initial cost.
Compare the spatial patterns in cities with good vs. poor infrastructure.
Good: Organized, efficient. Poor: Disorganized, congested.
Compare the approaches to urban planning in Brasilia and Lagos.
Brasilia: Planned, forward capital. Lagos: Unplanned, faces infrastructure challenges.
Compare the effectiveness of addressing squatter settlements through upgrading vs. relocation.
Upgrading: Improves existing conditions. Relocation: Can disrupt communities but provides better planned housing.
Compare the impact of infrastructure investment on economic growth in developed vs. developing countries.
Developed: Sustains existing growth. Developing: Catalyzes new growth.
Compare the role of public vs. private sector in infrastructure development.
Public: Provides essential services. Private: Brings innovation and efficiency.
Compare the effects of urbanization in countries with and without forward capitals.
With: More even distribution of population. Without: Concentration in primate cities.
Compare the challenges of maintaining infrastructure in old vs. new cities.
Old: Requires renovation and upgrades. New: Requires planning and development.