Glossary

Question 1

Counter Urbanisation -

Answer 1

An increase in the proportion of a population living within rural areas, due
to migration from urban to rural regions.

Question 2

Central Business District (CBD)

Answer 2

The centre of a city, containing a high density of businesses and
TNC headquarters.

Question 3

Degeneration -

Answer 3

The decline of a region over time, due to insufficient funds, outward migration and
declining quality of life for residents.

Question 4

Environmental Impact Assessment -

Answer 4

t - The study of environmental impacts caused by large
business projects.

Question 5

Ethnicity -

Answer 5

The cultural background of a group of people, often based on religion or country of
origin.

Question 6

Gentrification -

Answer 6

n - Renovation of older/deteriorating buildings or areas with the aim of attracting
high-income individuals or elite businesses to a plac

Question 7

Idyll -

Answer 7

• A location with ideal living conditions and good qualities. Often based on a perception.

Question 8

Reimaging -

Answer 8

Regeneration and rebranding specifically focussed on removing negative perceptions
about a place.

Question 9

Spiral of Decline -

Answer 9

Stages of rural decline that contribute to a positive feedback loop, with more and
more outward migration and increasingly declining services.

Question 10

Stakeholder -

Answer 10

An individual with interest and influence within their community (residents, local
businesses, farmers, NGOs).

Question 11

greenfield site

Answer 11

an area of land that has not been developed previously.

Question 12

Green belt -

Answer 12

land consisting of farmland, woodland and open recreational areas surrounding urban areas on which building is restricted.

Question 13

Brownfield site

Answer 13

an old industrial or inner-city site that is cleared for a new building development