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1
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What is the area like?

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Traditional English looking village with church + village green

2
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What is a happening beneath the surface?

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Services are struggling

Doctors surgery open for only 5hrs a week

Dairy farms no longer provide jobs because have turned to arable

3
Q

What attracts people to Terling?

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Very convenient = station just 5 mins away with links to LDN

Main road to Chelmsford = convenient shopping service options = pressure on Terling’s services

4
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Describe the rural-urban fringe

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Broad area surrounding major cities

Depends on cities for work + services

Every day 650 000 commuters leave place like this to LDN

5
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What is the pop of Chelmsford?

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1971: 58 000
2011: 168 310

6
Q

What is the reason for pop growth?

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Counter-urbanisation

High LDN salary makes up for cost of rail season ticket

Housing cheaper than LDN

7
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What is Chelmsford’s pop like?

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Mostly white

Largest age group = 30s with children

Social housing = below average

Few benefit claims

Most work in service industries

8
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What are the 2 main drivers for change in rural-urban fringe?

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Economic - changes in farming + increase demand from cities for new buildings + workers

Political - councils may allow changes to land use or prevent

9
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What are the 4 types of landscapes that can result in fringe due to drivers?

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Valued - planning constraints on new developments (Green belt)

Simplified - changing econ demands result in habitat removal = factory farms

Disturbed - planning permission for new development = new infrastructure

Neglected - changing econ landscapes leave landscapes idle = derelict land