EQ2 Why Might Regeneration Be Needed Flashcards
What are some characteristics of unsuccessful regions
High rates of unemployment
Low wage economy
(Permanent0 outward migration
Falling property prices
High deprivation
2 places which show signs of regeneration
Sink estates and declining rural settlements
What is engagement
The ways in which people participate in their communities to improve quality of life or to shape their communities future
Where are there more higher turnouts in elections , where
More affluent people
Lower levels of deprivation
Twickenham and Richmond park
Why is engagement varies
Due to age, ethnicity , the length of time people have bee residents and by deprivation
What are reinventor cities
They have changed their economic base successfully by encouraging IT and digital media , have higher wages and have new businesses and productivity
What are replicator cities
Replaces by cotton mills with call centres and dock yards with distribution centres and are less sustainable
What are sink estates
Originate from 30 years of social + economic change that has resulted in the segregation of low income groups needing social assistance from the rest of society
Characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation and crime, especially domestic violence, drugs and gangs
What is a gated community
Found in urban and rural settlements as either individual buildings / groups of houses
Landscapes with CCTV
May be built to segregate the incomers from locals who are prepared to pose a threat
