Regeneration EQ1 Flashcards
(40 cards)
define regeneration
the process of improving a rural or urban place by making positive changes
e.g. knocking down derelict buildings and building new ones , changing the image of an area by redesign and publicity
what is a primary sector job?
extraction of raw materials
what is a secondary sector job?
manufacturing and processing
what is a tertiary sector job?
service sector, tourism, banking
what is a quaternary sector job?
high tech research and design
what is a quinary sector job?
knowledge management, leaderships, CEOs
what is the Clark Fisher model?
graph showing the percentage of types of employment over periods of time
give 3 different types of employment…
- part-time
- full-time
- temporary
- permanent
- employed
- self-employed
- freelance
- zero hours contract
- flexi-hours
give a reason for inequalities in pay levels…
- de industrialisation
- two speed economy
- economic distribution of jobs
- population density
- topography
define quality of life
a measure of the well being and life satisfaction of people living in a particular place
What is the index of multiple deprivation?
Governments geographical measure of multiple deprivation and combines them into one index
What are the 7 factors of the index of multiple deprivation?
- crime
- living environment
- education
- income
- housing
- employment
What is the null hypothesis?
The correlation between the IMD and % of good health
What is the alternate hypothesis?
There is no correlation between the IMD and the % of the good health
What are demographic changes in a place?
Changes in the population characteristics of a place
what is ethnic composition of a place?
Information about the ethnic characteristics of a group of people
What is the age structure of an area?
The distribution of various age groups in a population
What is demographic characteristics of an area?
Data about a group of people such as their age gender or income
what is one physical factor which shapes places?
Sea level rise and climate change = rapid coastal changes
Climate change =shaping land use decisions
Farmlands being deforested to create solar farms, renewable resources and zero-emission buildings
What is gentrification
Renewal, renovation or rebuilding of older and deteriorating buildings in order to create more up market places
What is one accessibility and connectedness reason for why places change?
Improvements of communication
Growth of airports has facilitated immigration
Globalisation has made it more cost-effective for manufacturing companies to transfer operations to other parts of the world
What is one local and national planning reason as to why places change?
some rural villages risk being overrun by the expansion of urban areas
National infrastructure plan has designed towns with more new homes and railways
What is a historical reason for why places change?
Deindustrialisation
Closure of factories
What is a general reason for why places change?
Migration Into the Uk has changed the character of some towns and cities
Deindustrialisation
