Case Study - Stratford-upon-Avon Flashcards
What are the infrastructural endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?
- Bridging point
- Served by Midlands and Chiltern trains
- 27 miles from Birmingham airport
- On A422
What are the physical endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?
Floodplain of River Avon
What are the demographic endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?
- 70.3% Christian
- Average age of 44
- 97.5% speak English
What are the environmental endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?
Medieval buildings
What are the locational endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?
- 35m above sea level
- 101 miles from London
What are the economic endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?
Tertiary services
What are the land use endogenous characteristics of Stratford-upon-Avon?
Urban environment
What is a tourist place?
Where flows of people and investment have shaped the character of the place
What does tourism produce?
A distinctive set of interconnections between places because of its different relationship between producers and consumers
What are the flows of people?
Day trippers from Birmingham to Europeans e.g. French school groups to global visitors from USA and Japan
What are the flows of investment?
Locally based family business to national monies e.g. from UK Arts, M&S to Global investment from HSBC, McDonalds
What is the relationship between producers and consumers?
Direct, through shops, hotels, boat trips, Shakespeare tours
How is income generated?
Through flows of products, images, information and experiences
What does the experimental nature of the product shape?
The material and socio-cultural characteristics of the place itself, e.g. some traditional building, some very modern, new developments e.g. Premier Inn, Bell Court, has cosmopolitan feel
