World Cities

1. Millionaire cities, mega cities and world

cities what are they and where are they
/global pattern

14. Urban regeneration

2. Urbanisation: characteristics, causes and

effects

15. Case study: Gentrification in Notting Hill,

Islington
16. Case study: Sustainable communities in
London (property led regeneration)

3. Case study: Urbanisation in

17. Case study: HCCP (Partnership Scheme)

4. Suburbanisation:
and effects

characteristics,

causes

5. Case study: Suburbanisation in Surbiton

6. Counter-urbanisation:
causes and effects

characteristics,

18. The decentralisation of retailing and other

services causes and impacts
19. Case study: Meadow Hall (or another out of
town shopping centre)
20. The redevelopment of urban centres

7. Case study: Counter-urbanisation and St

Ives

21. Case study: Birmingham (or another urban

centre which has undergone regeneration)

8. Eco-towns what are they and what is the

controversy?

22. Waste management:

alternatives

9. Case study: Eco-town (depends on your

independent research)

23. Case study:

24. Transport and its management: the
development of integrated, efficient and
sustainable systems

10. Re-urbanisation: characteristics, causes and

effects
11. Case study:
Manchester

Re-urbanisation

in

Central

recycling

and

its

25. Case Studies: Urban transport solutions

Curitiba, Beijing, London and Manchester.

Millionaire cities, mega cities and world cities

Millionaire cities: These are urban areas with more than 1 million people
e.g. Budapest;
Mega cities: These are urban areas with more than 10 million people e.g.
Mumbai;
World cities: These are urban areas which have a global influence. They
are normally centres of trade, business, culture and science e.g. London,
Tokyo;

Urbanisation: characteristics, causes and effects

Case study: Urbanisation in

Suburbanisation: characteristics, causes and

effects

Case study: Suburbanisation in Surbiton

Counter-urbanisation: characteristics, causes

and effects

Case study: Counter-urbanisation and St Ives

Eco-towns what are they and what is the

controversy?

Case study: Eco-town

Re-urbanisation: characteristics, causes and

effects

Case study: Re-urbanisation in Central

Manchester

Urban decline Characteristics and causes

Urban decline case study: Hackney or London

Docklands

Urban regeneration

Case study: Gentrification in Notting Hill

Case study: Sustainable communities in London

Case study: HCCP (Partnership Scheme)

The decentralisation of retailing and other services causes and

impacts

Case study: Meadow Hall

The redevelopment of urban centres

Case study: Birmingham

Waste management: recycling and its

alternatives

Case study: Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo

Transport and its management

Case Studies: Urban transport solutions Curitiba, Beijing, London and

Manchester.

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