changing places Flashcards
Name the case studies for changing rural environments
Harbury
Totnes
Rhyd Snowdonia
Glastonbury
Name the case studies for changing urban environments
Seoul South Korea
Detroit
Describe characteristics of Rhyd Snowdonia
37 population
15 houses - 5 second homes
No services
8 miles to nearest small town
Few local jobs in farming
Minor roads
Describe the location and human and physical characteristics of Glastonbury
Somerset , south Bristol
Human
- Glastonbury abbey and tor
- holy grail
- quaint shopping streets
Physical
- based in a valley
- impermeable soils
- waterlogged
Describe the flows into Glastonbury
Flows of people
- 4/5 days in June
- 210000 people for the festival
Flows of money
- £30m yearly
- benefits local business
Describe Glastonbury’s sense of place
Great spiritual importance
International music festival
Describe what’s happening in totnes
Fighting resistance against totnes costa opening
Locals are resistant to change
Preventing clone town
Describe harburys location
Near to m40
Access to Warwick, leam, Birmingham
Near to JLR and services for work
Describe the economic character of harbury
Commuter village
72% travel to work by car
Dormitory settlement
JLR employs 2000
Range of services (coop, hairdressers, nail salon etc)
Describe the demographics of harbury
Rising population - 4617
average age 39
Expanding as new houses built
Describe characteristics of Detroit
Largest city in Michigan
Most dangerous city 2012-2014
Homicide rate
1960-10.3 per 100000
2020-41.6 per 100000
Capita income
2013- 36% population below poverty
Describe the characteristics of Seoul, South Korea
High land value
Homogenised area
High rise apartments
CBD - skyscrapers, international firms
Edge of town developments , decentralisation
Global firms - McDonald’s, 7-11, Barclays
Korean firms in other countries- Hyundai , Samsung
Landmarks - Gwanghwamun square
Population of Seoul
9.7 million
Describe what happened in the urban redevelopment project in Seoul
Cheong gye cheon river
3.6 miles restored
Planted along the stream
Flood relief channel
Bus lane added
Positives and negatives of the urban redevelopment project
Increased biodiversity
Decreased UHI and air pollution
Improved public transport
Cost $360 m
Unsustainable water practice