function changes

Question 1

functions of a community

Answer 1

administritive
commercial
retail
industrial

Question 2

reasons for changes

Answer 2

physical (proximity to large cities and economic zones)
accessibility (helps increase competitivness for investment)
histoical (changes in cosumer trends, market, to supermarket to online shopping, historic buildings)
government role (conservation areas, rebranding, investment)

Question 3

demographics

Answer 3

reading - 65% white british, middlesbrough 86%
diversity suggests more succesful place attracted economic migrants
reading ahs higher proportion in 20-44 category, suggesting active, professional workers, middlesbrouh 1/5 are over 60

Question 4

measuring changes

Answer 4

IMD uses -
income
employment
education
health
crime
living environment

Question 5

london docklands

Answer 5

50% derelict land, loss of docks due to containerisation
unemployment twice the national average
£20mil spent on environmental and community projects
London city airport in 1987
TFL implemented links to Jubilee line
londons financial centre - HSBC, Barclays

Question 6

Peckham

Answer 6

poor image
high levels of crime
investment in new industries, libraries, nightclubs attracts youth
close to london
gentrification

Question 7

London riverside

Answer 7

brownfield sites alon river transformed
attracting middle class
west - 500 luxury apartments, leisure centre, offices
social upgrading
45% jump in London house prices since 2007
reduces suburban sprawl

Question 8

R+M regional influences

Answer 8

R - m4 growth corridor, location for high tech industries in the UK, London greenbelt makes it nearby alternative whgere dev is allowed, migraants attracted due to proximity to london airports,
M - iron ore deposits which were part of ind growth exhausted, poor road connections to nearby cities, cut off corner in NE

Question 9

R+M global influences

Answer 9

R - eu easily accessible by transport, reading international business park, icrosoft, vodafone
M - received funding as part of EU transition region, global shift lead to loss of jobs

Question 10

identity definition

Answer 10

peoples perceptions, shared beleifs and ways of life. can create a sense of community and wider belonging.

Question 11

southall

Answer 11

socioeconomic conflict mixed with racial tensions
Insian and somali community