4A.3 - Past And Present Connections Have Shaped The Econnomic And Social Characteristcs Of Your Chosen Place Flashcards
What influences have shaped Hackney regionally ?
4 London overground tube stations. Allowing greater commuter access from all over London.
Nearest rail station is Liverpool Street ( it has 6 different tube lines and 4 national rail services)
Main road - A10, runs from north to central London
Places such as Hackney empire, the lido and Victoria park as well as pubs and restaurants for a wide range of peopl.
What national influences have shapes Hackney?
Hackney has labour government power.
Emerging cross rail hotspots in east London has lead to house price growth
What international influences have shaped Hackney ?
1 billion eu investment to build those of affordable homes in London including Hackney.
Hackney is twinned with Soweto in South Africa which was set up to show support for the anti-apartheid movement
A large Jewish community in Hackney in the post war era also lead to a twinning with Israel
Hackney is a culturally diverse area with significant black and Turkish communities
What global influence have shaped Hackney ?
International connections with other places globally are facilitated by high broadband speeds in the area.
Many global brands located along a newly developed Hackney walk including a Nike store,Burberry and Ugg due to its reputation some fashion brands have headquarteres in Hackney.
How has regional influence shaped Kingston ?
Train station, bus station,10,000 busses everyday
Commuter access to London
Loads of services
Houses being built
How has national influence shaped Kingston ?
Last General election for Kingston Ed Davey for the liberal democratics won
Nationally the government is currently conservative
Nationally there is a lot of pressure for change with the just stop oil campaign.
How have international influences shaped Kingston ?
Kingston upon Thames has been twinned with Oldenburg in Germany since 2010. It also has been historically twinned with Delft in the Netherlands.
In Kingston there are loads of imports from countries like china
The bentalls centre has loads of shops from different countries
How has global influence shaped Kingston ?
Loads of tourist destinations
World influences on cultural changes to different services available
Global brands like Nike
33% ethnic minorities
Explain Myrdals cumulative causation model?
Population rises -> spending power increases (with increased tax revenue) -> tertiary sector grows -> innovation and invention -> new industry enters or expansions and linked industries are attracted -> more jobs created -> enlarged pool of labour -> demand for services increases
Why is Berkshire a successful region ?
Fast growing population
High rate of employment
Close to Heathrow airport
Can get into Central London easily
Near University’s such as Oxford
A lot of high research and development areas in close proximity an example of this is major ict companies such as Microsoft.
More job opportunities as it’s expected they will need in addition of 70,000 well qualified workers
Close to Marlborough downs and the Chilterns natural parts and environments
What are the weaknesses in Berkshire ?
Housing crisis
With more work being done online people don’t need to live as close because they can work online via zoom calls
What is the definition of rust belt ?
The concentration of problems associated with the loss of core employment and large scale de-industrialisation of manufacturing areas
Explain the Rust belt case study in Michigan Detroit ?
The primary manufacturing was car ( ford) and its Coke ( processed coal for the steel industry) manufacturing facility. It’s decline has been continuous since the 1950’s - leading to de-industrialisation.
The reasons for decline overseas companies,mining companies have mechanised to cut costs
What were the impacts of the rust belt
The impacts are 80,000 jobs were lost in car manufacturing in Michigan during the period of 1993-2008, while 90,000 were gained in Alabama,Tennessee,Virgina and Texas.
The coal industry also only survives because of government subsidies that keep prices low costing $2.9 billion. Without the subsidies companies couldn’t compete globally
What are the government doing to fix the rust belt ?
converting the city’s 5200 hectares of abandoned space into ecological sanctuaries and urban farms.
And Donald Trumps tax on Chinese products. To promote American production
