1.3.4: Deindustrialisation in urban areas Flashcards
Deindustrialisation
Decline in the manufacturing industry
Deindustrialisation
longer definition
Process of economic and social change in an area caused by a reduction in industrial activity or employment.
Major impact of deindustrialisation
unemployment due to lack of new jobs
Cycle of deprivation
5 impacts that make it up
poor skills poverty poor living conditions ill health poor education
Quality of life indicators
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income employment health education access to housing and services crime rate living environment (indoor and outdoor)
Social exclusion
The inability to participate in the normal relationships and activities available to the majority of people. It can be economic, social, cultural or political.
Enterprise zone
An area where policies are used to encourage economic growth and development
Local enterprise partnership
LEP
Voluntary partnerships between local authorities and businesses to promote economic growth and job creation in local areas
Retraining
grants and bursaries and career development loans
EU growth programme
Investment for businesses, skills, innovation and employment
Foreign direct investment
FDI
Cross-border investment made by residents and businesses from one country to another, with the aim of establishing a lasting interest in the country receiving investment.
Grey to green Sheffield
introduction of wild flowers, trees and shrubs
benches and rain garden
sustainable urban drainage system
cycle paths
AMRC Sheffield
Research and development centre on a brownfield site which has links to the university and is involved in the quaternary industry
Examples of effects of deindustrialisation
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Redcar and Port Talbot
decline of the steel industry
