9.2 Urban Forms

Give an example of a city with the highest GaWC ranking.

Which word refers to the physical characteristics of an urban area, including the shape size and density of settlements?

When towns & cities develop functions other than retailing e.g. museums, green space, flagship developments.

Identify two physical factors that may have affected urban morphology.

What type of NUL / development focuses upon a city’s history e.g. Birmingham Jewellery Quarter?

What type of development would Manchester Northern Quarter be classified as?

Identify the strategy to regenerate the Granby area of Liverpool in 2013.

What name is given to the type of city that has a great influence across the world?

Give an example of a city where a physical factor has affected urban morphology.

Identify two characteristics of a post-modern city.

What is the name of the graph / theory that shows how the price of land declines as you go away from the CBD?

What is the concept called when something declines with increasing distance from the starting point?

Having mosquito alarms, CCTV and anti-homeless spikes are examples of what aspect of NUL?

What is the highest ranking of GaWC?

What is the name for the highest land value in the centre of the city where usually only the most profitable businesses?

Which term refers to the buying up and renovating of properties often in run-down inner city areas by wealthy individual

Self contained settlements that have developed beyond the original city boundary and are prevalent in LA.

What is the name of the Chinese government policy that has encouraged financial investment in cities such as Shanghai?