Connections Flashcards
1
Q
4 Forces of Change
A
Government Policy
Multinational Corporations
Global Institutions
Local Community Groups
2
Q
Local Community Group Example
A
New Era Estate
3
Q
Government Policy Examples
A
Salford Quays
China’s 1 child policy
URBAN POLICY
4
Q
Why should places be studied in context?
A
As they have a past that has shaped them, and embedded them in regional, national and global contexts
5
Q
Place in Context Example
A
Trafalgar Square
6
Q
Global Institutions as a Force of Change
A
World Bank
Invests in and helps set up thousands of projects, reduces poverty
7
Q
Multinational Corporations as a Force of Change: Detroit
A
Ford- large economic boost- jobs + wages = migrants! 1950's, factories closed and relocated Social deprivation Huge population decline Huge levels of unemployment- 24.8% in 2010
