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1
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Name the case studies for changing rural environments

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Harbury
Totnes
Rhyd Snowdonia
Glastonbury

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Name the case studies for changing urban environments

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Seoul South Korea
Detroit

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Describe characteristics of Rhyd Snowdonia

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37 population
15 houses - 5 second homes
No services
8 miles to nearest small town
Few local jobs in farming
Minor roads

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Describe the location and human and physical characteristics of Glastonbury

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Somerset , south Bristol
Human
- Glastonbury abbey and tor
- holy grail
- quaint shopping streets
Physical
- based in a valley
- impermeable soils
- waterlogged

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5
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Describe the flows into Glastonbury

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Flows of people
- 4/5 days in June
- 210000 people for the festival
Flows of money
- £30m yearly
- benefits local business

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6
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Describe Glastonbury’s sense of place

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Great spiritual importance
International music festival

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Describe what’s happening in totnes

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Fighting resistance against totnes costa opening
Locals are resistant to change
Preventing clone town

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Describe harburys location

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Near to m40
Access to Warwick, leam, Birmingham
Near to JLR and services for work

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Describe the economic character of harbury

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Commuter village
72% travel to work by car
Dormitory settlement
JLR employs 2000
Range of services (coop, hairdressers, nail salon etc)

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10
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Describe the demographics of harbury

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Rising population - 4617
average age 39
Expanding as new houses built

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Describe characteristics of Detroit

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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

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Describe the characteristics of Seoul, South Korea

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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

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Population of Seoul

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9.7 million

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Describe what happened in the urban redevelopment project in Seoul

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Cheong gye cheon river
3.6 miles restored
Planted along the stream
Flood relief channel
Bus lane added

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Positives and negatives of the urban redevelopment project

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Increased biodiversity
Decreased UHI and air pollution
Improved public transport

Cost $360 m
Unsustainable water practice

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16
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Describe Scarboroughs location

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East coast - holderness
A46
Transpennine express railway
Humberside airport

17
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Describe the history of Scarborough and how it’s changed

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Middle Ages - castle, natural harbour, 6 week fair
1600 - medicinal spring water , Scarborough spa
18-19th - grand hotel , railway access , sun bathing , health benefits
Present - seaside resort , fishing industry , less popular

18
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Describe what happened in Plymouth

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Rebranding
Reimagining
Regeneration
5 new signs - ‘Britains ocean city’
£85000
£25m international history centre

19
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Aims of the regeneration in Plymouth

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Connects with past
Secure economic future
Promote enhance its image

20
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Why was Plymouth chosen

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For 400th mayflower landing anniversary

21
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What external influences impacted bengaluru

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Call centres - British airways , Norwich union
Technical development- google, deutsche bank , BT , HSBC

22
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Describe the character of bengaluru

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Globalisation
India’s 3rd most populated city
Silicon Valley
Hub of it
Affluent
Taxi firms
Lots of young workers
6 shopping malls

23
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Physical geography and topography of southam

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River Stowe , river itchen
Blue lias clay
80-110m - relatively flat

24
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Land use and built environment of southam

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Agriculture - grebes farm, holt farm
Industry - Holywell business park , insight park
Housing/residential
Holywell - 998
St James church - 14th c
Old mint pub - 17th c

25
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Location of southam

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Near Warwick, leam, Banbury, rugby , cov
Midlands
M40, A423

26
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Describe exogenous factors of southam

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People - commuters, sports grounds , 14.5% migrants
Capital - investment Taylor wimpey homes, business parks
Resources - food market
Ideas - new library design , new school design
Bypass, Tesco built

27
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Describe how the population had changed in Southan and what caused it

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1800 - 935 people, railway built that never passed through southam , canal system bypasses
1900s - old industry died out , cement works took over, approx 2000
Now 8114 people
1960s - school built ‘57, car ownership increased , rapid pop growth
1980s - bypass constructed A423, M40 built, population rapidly increased

28
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Describe the economic changing character in Southam

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92% employed
3.6% unemployment
20% managerial positions
73% home ownership
£300k on average
Agriculture markets , cement , clock making - now mainly light manufacturing, retail , leisure centre , schools etc

29
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Past lived experiences of southam

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Strong sense of community - pop. under 2000
Employed in agri, clock making, cement manufacturing
Good bus routes
Market town
Population change in 1960s

30
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Present lived experience of southam

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Mop fair
Market still happens
Decreased crime rates
Affluent
95% white , 4% ethnic
Strong sense of place
Commuter town
Lots of families
Home town

31
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Explain the demographics of southam

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95% white
73% home ownership
25% degree above national average
Large population increase
Commuters

32
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Social inequalities in southam

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North west Southam ranked top 50% least deprived in the country
14 crimes
South southam top 20% least deprived
5 crimes

33
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Describe bengalurus economic character (positives and negatives)

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High skilled jobs
Migrants join employment ladder
Tertiary and quaternary industries
Hub of it
Silicon Valley

Wages are 10% londons wages
Power cuts
Migrants don’t have skills for high tech jobs

34
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Describes bengalurus demographic character

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Population has doubled
High birth rates
India’s 3rd most populates city
High skilled universities

Divided class - discrimination

35
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Describe land use of bengaluru

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Growth of gated suburbs
Growth of services - 6 new shopping malls , new bars , cafes

Growth of slums - 20% live in slums
Loss of traditional buildings
Rubbish dumps - city of burning lakes

36
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External influences in Bangaluru

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Call centre - British airways , Norwich union
Technical development/ support - deutsche bank , google, BT , HSBC

37
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Describe how rebranding has happened in Scarborough

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Urban renaissance programme
Sealife centre opened
Open air theatre opened
Alpamare water park opened

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