csmp sg2 Flashcards
what makes up place profile?
socio economic: characteristics and indicators of wealth
demographic: population e.g. no.of inhabitants
cultural: customs, traditions and way of life of people e.g. religion
Political: the political values and beliefs
Built enviornment: characteristics of housing and infrastructure
Physical geography: natural features e.g. rivers, altitude.
aspley place profile
Location: inner city area of Huddersfield, North England
History: known for textiles, wool. An ideal location as close to the pennines, with sheep farming and soft water ideal for wool washing, luddites history
Natural features: steep relief, close proximity to pennines, river Colne, soft rock: Flintstone.
Culture: industrial revolution brought migrants from Ireland, Poland, South East Asia, and Caribbean looking for work, ww2 brought people from commonwealth, Caribbean carnival in July yearly, different religious buildings.
Built environment: University built, former terrace dousing for workers now uni accommodation, 2 canals:Broad and narrow
Politics: located in 2 wards, Dalton (labour) and Newcomer (green), political conflict, Harold Wilson former pm from here.
Socio-economic: 13% in socially rented housing, 58% without car
aspley demographic
0-15: 8.1%
16-64: 87.7%
age 65+: 4.2%
professional occupation: 10%
No cars or vans: 58%
Asian: 22.5%
Muslim: 20%
Population density: 21%
Full time studenf: 27%
white: 63.4%
threlkeld place profile
Location: rural village in North West England, Cumbria, Lake District.
History: former working environment for farming, industrial revolution meant it was dominated by mining (lead and zinc) and quarrying (granite). Shut down in 1980s.
Natural features: mountainous, belancathra (868m), river, streams and waterfall, u-shaped valley.
Culture: only few migration, 97% white, 0.6% Asian, no other ethnic minorities.
Built enviornment: cottages previously used as farming cottages now holiday homes. There was a TB sanitorium ideal in Threlkeld as it was isolated and fresh air, it is now a blencathra field study centre.
Politics: Threlkeld has a hamlet(Threlkeld quarry), Threlkeld and the quarry are split between different mps, different boroughs, and parish councils.
Socio-economic: 16% professional occupation, 32% economically inactive, 13% in socially rented housing.
threlkeld demographic
0-15: 13.7%
16-64: 58.2%
Age 65+: 28.1%
Population density: 0.1/ha
No qualifications: 23%
No car or van: 13.8%
aspley connections
PAST:
Reguonal: connected to pennies through farming, people came to cloth uall (1766-1950), commuted for work
National: luddites history, cloth sold around country.
Intednational: migrants from around the world, products and fabrics sold across world.
PRESENT:
Regional: colleges bring people, Huddersfield giants rugby team recruit local players, kirklees Council connects places.
National: motorway M62 connects to other places, multinational business’: premier Inn, sainsburys, Harold Wilson.
International: links to Ireland, Caribbean, SE Asia, Poland and commonwealth, rugby league watched by people everywhere, University attracts 4000 from abroad yearly.
threlkeld connections
PAST:
Regional: close-knit community, connected to natural surroundings.
National: railway behind mines and quarry transported material to country, TB sanitorium: patients from all over.
International: no global international connections.
PRESENT:
Regional: local businesses such as cafes and hostels, natural surroundings, close-knit community.
National: Tourism, tourists come for mountains, to climb blencathra and for quarrying and mining museum.
International: people stay at blencathra field study centre to study landscapes, tourists come for blencathra and mountainous Region.
