Urban areas in both less economically developed and more economically developed countries are changing in different ways due to factors like population growth and increased car ownership. Problems in towns that have led to solutions like urban decay, with derelict land and buildings, and traffic congestion from poor infrastructure. Urban renewal aims to regenerate urban areas through gentrification, improving appearances and culture, changing populations, reducing crime, and influencing perceptions through media. Suburbanization, decentralization, and urban sprawl affect regeneration, as do concepts like urban consolidation, counterurbanization, new towns, and preventing urban blight and spatial exclusion.

1. Urban Dynamics

5. Towns are changing LEDCs and MEDCs devloping differently Population Motor car Problems in towns have led to varied solutions

6. Urban decay Derelict land, vacant blocks, graffiti etc. The reflection of a lack of demand for inner city land which has various causes Traffic Poor quailty buildings Expensive land Space

9. Urban renewal

19. Keyterms Urban renewal Gentirication Urban regeneration

20. How do the following influence regeneration? Appearance Culture Populations Crime Media

21. Suburbanisation Decentralisation

22. Urban sprawl

23. Urban consolidation

24. Counterurbanisation New towns New villages? Exurbanisation Urban blight

25. Urban village Communities or spatial exclusion