How Places Change Over Time Flashcards

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How are places changed

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The people who choose to live there as they reshape and reconfigure the places to meet their needs and priorities

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What is the definition for an areas function?

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The function of an area is its reason, job or purpose for being

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What are examples of a places function? (4 types)

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Industrial
Administrative
Commercial
Retail

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What happened in the mid 1800’s? (Regeneration )

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Mechanisation
Less manual labour needed
Creation of industrial towns for production

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What did an emerging middle class bring about? (industry sectors)

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Ways to organise day to day life
ADMINISTRATIVE I.e. courts, banks
COMMERCIAL I.e. restaurants and hotels

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What do towns and cities compete for?

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To become RETAIL centres with shopping and leisure activities

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What is gentrification

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The process whereby the character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing and attracting new businesses often displacing current habitants while putting pressure on the local council to make positive changes

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What can make gentrification successful

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Sports club
Tourist attractions
Schools/ universities (training of Yuppies)

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What is a brownfield site

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Previously developed land that is not currently in use which may be contaminated
Used to be industrial or commercial

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What is ethnic composition

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Ethnic characteristics of an area

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What is age structure

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Number of individuals in each age group

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How many ranks are there in the IMD

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32844

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How does the IMD work

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1 is the most deprived 32844 is the least deprived

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2010 inner city Birmingham and Hereford deciles on IMD scale

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Birmingham= 3rd decile
Hereford= 5th decile

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2015 inner city deciles for Birmingham and Hereford

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Birmingham= 4th decile
Hereford= 4th decile

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What is demography

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The study of a population and its characteristics (age, gender, ethnic makeup)

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What characteristics relate to a population

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Sex- male or female
Race- mainly white or racially diverse
Age

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Function of Hereford

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Historically know for apples and wool
Very agricultural
Hereford only celebrated now for its cider and cattle

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How has the function changed in Hereford

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Less focussed on agriculture and more into administrative
In 2014 farmers market closed now old market shopping centre