The rebranding process and players in rural places Flashcards
What is a built up area?
land with houses, services etc that are joined together and where the gap between the developed land is <20m
What is a city?
a large settlement depending on service and knowledge industry combined with manufacturing. Aggregation of places
What is a dormitory village/commuter village?
settlements where the pop is socially urban and works in nearby urban areas
What is exurbia?
those areas beyond the urban area that house people who live mainly in rural surroundings but work in urban areas. BEYOND SUBURBS
What is a rural settlement?
village, hamlet and or isolated farms in the countryside formally associated with primary employment
What is a suburb?
area of mainly residential units that have been developed around the core of a town or city
How can the UK governing bodies be split?
- Counties
- Non-metropolitan borough
- Unitary authorities
- London boroughs
- Metropolitan boroughs
What is a county?
Give a short history
- regions of the UK that are used as local government areas
- normally both a county and district council
HISTORY:
- shires - administrative areas created by Anglo-Sax
- changed to counties after Normans. French word
- Each one now has a ‘capital’ - county town
- councils deal with issues e.g. services
What is the difference between county and district councils?
COUNTY: public services
- edu
- services
DISTRICT:
- waste etc
How are non-metropolitan boroughs governed?
Either 2 tier (county and district) or unitary authority
What is a unitary authority?
Give an example
- governing body responsible for all local government functions in the area
e.g. Cumbria has 3, used to have 6
How are London boroughs governed?
How many are there?
- all services are within your borough, governed seperately
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What are metropolitan boroughs?
Give examples
- created in 1974
- cover 6 large urban areas outside Greater London
- used to be 2 tier but 1986 county councils were abolished leaving them unitary authorities
e.g. Greater Manchester
Merseyside
What does rural mean?
if they fall outside of settlements with more than 10,000 resident pop, according to R-U classification
- using Census Output Areas
- relies on SPARCITY
What are the categories on the Rural-Urban classification?
Predominantly rural
Mostly rural
Largely rural
Urban with significant rural
Predominantly urban
Urban with city and town
Urban with minor conurbation
Urban with major conurbation
What are the two distinctions in Mostly Rural?
RURAL PRETTY
- dead during week
- busy in summer/holidays
- second homes/holiday homes
- seasonal jobs
- schools/local services shut
RURAL UGLY
- no jobs
- depopulation
- school shuts
- boarded up housing
-rural poverty
What settlements are in Largely Rural?
DORMITORY SETTLEMENTS
- people spend most days/life in urban areas, evenings and weekends in village
What settlements are in Urban with Significant Rural?
SMALL TOWN/CITY
- some amenities
- suburbs and exurbs
- maybe some commuting to dormitory settlements
What is a declining population structure in a rural area?
- out migration and loss of productive element makes the place decline
AGEING POP PYRAMID
What are the consequences of a declining population structure in a rural area?
PUHD
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- POPULATION: is old and of limited means
- UNECONOMIC: lack of housing/employment making people move away means services become uneconomic e.g. buses, schools, PO. This leads to further out migration
- HOUSES = second homes = seasonal ghost towns
- DEPRIVATION: people cannot move away and so live more restricted lives
What is an expanding population structure in a rural area?
- new in-migration, which, because of the age profile, is providing further natural increase
What are the consequences of an expanding population structure in a rural area?
PHSCVDC
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- PRESSURE ON KEY SERVICES: such as school/health
- HOUSING ESTATES: creates new ‘small’ housing estates, often executive houses that locals cannot afford (RURAL SPRAWL?)
- SERVICES: little impacts on village services e.g. shops/garages beacuse newcomers rarely use them but they do use the PUBS
- CONGESTION: increased traffic congestion especially at peak times - new families have 2-3 cars
- VILLAGE LIFE: some new villagers contribute to aspects of village life e.g. parish council, WI, church but most don’t
- DORMITORY VILLAGE: turns into dormitory villages with little traffic during the day
- CONFLICT: conflicts can occur between trad. villagers and newcomers - trad. villagers feel their values not respected
What is a sparse area?
an area with a low density of dwellings
What is the rural idyll?
media presenting a nostalgic version of the countryside, and these perceptions have led to imaging of places
e.g. film/play War Horse, Downton Abbey, Doc Martin, Beatrix Potter books, Railway Children
- dramatic increase in visitor numbers to village when the show started to air 2004 onwards
