3.5 Examine the causes and effects of urban change in an Irish town or city.
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SOL 16: Describes, illustrates, interprets, predicts and explains patterns and relationships.
Urban Change in Dublin Learning Intentions
You will be able to: „„
Understand what urban change is.
„„Study the cause of urban change in an Irish city. „„Understand the effects of urban change on an Irish city.
22.1 Urban Change Urban areas around the world are constantly undergoing
what is referred to as urban change. Urban change is the process whereby cities, towns and other built-up areas change, usually to meet the changing needs of their populations. This process can result in changes to how the urban land is used, to the types of buildings constructed and to the expansion of urban areas.
The growth of both the size and number of urban areas (towns and cities) is sometimes referred to as urbanisation.
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Key Words
Urban change Population Urbanisation
Push and pull factors Migration
These two images show the fastest-growing city in China, Shenzhen, which was nothing but a small fishing village as recently as thirty-five years ago (image A). Today it has a population of twelve million residents. What do you think caused so many people to move to this area?
