Regeneration (1) Flashcards
(20 cards)
Abandoned land
Spaces in urban areas that were previously used for industry, now derelict and awaiting regeneration. Could be applied to rural areas where farming is no longer taking place
Accessibility
How easy it is to travel or communicate with a place. Distance and transport routes to other places are usually the most important
Administrative centre
Places, usually larger county towns or cities that make decisions about how to organise infrastructure and economic activity in the surrounding area
Built Environment
An urban area with buildings and infrastructure, such as road and railways
Commercial
Places, usually towns or cities where the major economic activity is trade, shopping or financial services.
Commuter village
A rural settlement close to a large city that has become home for many people working in the urban area. They journey to and from the city on a daily basis usually by road or train.
Composite indicator
A development indicator, which measures more than one variable eg
the well-being index.
Connectedness
A measure of how connected different people are through different communication link eg broadband, road, rail.
Crime rate
The amount or level of crime in an area.
Cultural diffusion
The spread of cultural ideas and way of life.
Cultural diversity
The number or range of different population groups with different
lifestyles in a place, usually linked to ethnicity but also to socio-economic groups or age groups
Cultural enrichment
The addition of ideas, actions and meanings that are the result of the arrival of new people to an area
Cultural erosion
The loss or dilution of a specific culture due to cultural diffusion
Culture
The way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs of a particular group of people at a particular time
Deindustrialisation
The mass closure of industries in regions traditionally associated with
secondary industrial production, also features high unemployment levels. Partly due to the global shift in production
Demographic change
Changes in the population characteristics of a place. This could be
numbers of people or types of people.
Demographic characteristics
Data about a group of people, such as their age, gender or income.
Demographics
The study of population and population change.
Depopulation
A significant and sustained decline in the population size of a region or country
Deprivation
When people lack the things they would expect to have in the 21st century such as jobs, a certain level of income, affordable housing, access to services such as schools and healthcare.
