Changing spaces making places Glossary

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Gentrification

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Process by which a former low- income inner city housing district in ACs are invaded by higher-income groups and refurbished

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Players

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Individual or organisation with an interest and or influence in actions, decisions or operations. Also known as a stakeholder

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Rebranding

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Developments aimed at changing negative perceptions of a place, making it more attractive to investment

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Reimaging

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Any change is planned/ managed to alter a view of the area held by the outsiders. Often involves improving environmental quality, crime reduction as well as image

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Regeneration

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The investment of capital and ideas into an area to reverse urban decline and create sustainable communities

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Flagship development

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Prestigious developments aimed at attracting investors and showcasing the economic development and prosperity of an area

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USS

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Under-Served Settlements

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Placemaking

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A multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. Aim is to create sustainable, well designed places

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Inward investment

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Any form of money coming from an external source e.g. other countries

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Digital divide

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An economic and social inequality with regard access to, use of , or impact of information and communication technologies

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Formal Sector

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Jobs with regular hours, set pay, pay income tax based on wages earned. Reasonable working hours

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Gini coefficient

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Measures income inequalities within countries based on a numerical value of 0 to 1. The closer to 0 the more equal the income distribution is. The closer to 1 the greater the income inequalty

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Globalisation

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The increasing interconnections between different parts of the world culturally, economically and politically

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Infant mortality rate

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The death of children under the age of 1 years per 1000 lives births

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Informal sector

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Jobs that people have set up themselves, easy to set up. Do not have to pay tax which robs the government of tax revenue

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Poverty headcount index

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The proportion of the district’s population that exists, or lives, below the poverty line at $1.50 per day

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Quality of life

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Sense of well-being. it is difficult to measure and is a personal view of what people value in life

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Sahaspura

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Name of a slum resettlement

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Slums

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People that have moved into pre-existing buildings

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Shanties

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Homes that have been built up by themselves

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Social inequality

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Unequal distribution of factors such as income, education or health across the population

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Spatial inequality

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The variation in inequality from place to place e.g. between areas, countries etc

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Standard of living

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The standard of living is linked to the material possessions and wealth. This can be measures and so is quantitative

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Absolute poverty

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The minimum level of income necessary to achieve an adequate standard of living in a given country.

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Comparative advantage

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The principle that countries or regions benefit from specialising in an economic activity in which they are relatively more efficient or skilled

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De-industrialisation

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The decline in the importance of manufacturing in the economy of a country or region

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Economic restructuring

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The change in proportions of people working in various economic sectors

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Global shift

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The locational movement of manufacturing industry and more recently some parts if the tertiary sector

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GDP

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Gross Domestic Product

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Housing tenure

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System where housing is occupied

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Negative multiplier effect

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Generated by a decline in economic activity which results in a chain reaction of events further decreasing economic activity

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Positive multiplier effect

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Process of economic activity in an area that stimulates further economic activity

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Secondary sector

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Economic activity involving manufacturing industries

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Tertiary sector

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Economic activity providing services e.g. education, health

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Asian Tigers

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South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong underwent rapid industrialisation in 1960s

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Mahinda Chintana

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Government manifesto

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AC

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Advanced Country

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LIDC

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Low Income Developing Countries

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EDC

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Emerging and Developing Countries