2.1.1 - Relationships and connections

Question 1

what percent of Radyr (home place) is white?

Answer 1

90%

Question 2

what percent of radyr (home place) is christian?

Answer 2

48%

Question 3

what are the factors that involve changing places?

Answer 3

migration (people move in)

government investment (making place richer so competitive housing)

economy changes (if the economy gets worse/better peope would be more inclined or less to move)

COVID (people want to stay put)

Question 4

what percent of neath (contrasting place) is economically active?

Answer 4

49%

Question 5

what percent of radyr (home place) is economically active?

Answer 5

70%

Question 6

what percent of neath is of christian?

Answer 6

40%

Question 7

what do places of economic activity recieve?

Answer 7

more funding (FDI) from footloose companies so place has ‘nice’ atheistic

Question 8

what are the characteristics of a place of economic activity?

Answer 8

ageing population - brain drain
often NIMBYism (not in my backyard)

Question 9

what are the characteristics of typically suburban/accessible rural places?

Answer 9

receive less funding typically and more traditional - demographic (white/christian) due to the lack of ethinic migration - gives personality of a place

Question 10

what is an example of the lack of investment in rural places?

Answer 10

the beeching act 1963 - 189 rail links closed

Question 11

are CBD’s getting more or less investment over time?

Answer 11

more FDI, due to globalisation and to develop the CBD as advantageous to surrounding areas.

Question 12

how do global decisions impact local region? (EXAMPLE)

Answer 12

in 2015, volkswagen had breached emissions contract, where less people bought them, leading to employees receieving no bonuses so cannot stimulate local economies.