Key Definitions

Question 1

Accessibility

Answer 1

How easy it is to travel to a place or interact with an individual

Question 2

Attachment

Answer 2

A sense of binding to a particular location due to positive and intense experiences

Question 3

Built environment

Answer 3

The buildings and infrastructure within an urban area

Question 4

Capital

Answer 4

Productive assts, goods or financial stakes

Question 5

Commuter

Answer 5

An individual who regularly travels a distance between their residence and their employment

Question 6

Cultural enrichment

Answer 6

The addition of ideas, traditions and beliefs due to the arrival of new people

Question 7

Central business district (CBD)

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Council estate

Answer 8

Consisting of only social housing with tenants on subsidised rent

Question 9

Counter urbanisation

Answer 9

Increase in proportion of a population living within rural areas, due to migration from urban to rural regions

Question 10

Culture

Answer 10

The way of life of a particular group of people at a particular time

Question 11

Degeneration

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Deindustrialisation

Answer 12

A reduction in industrial capacity, leading to social and economic change within a region

Question 13

Demographic

Answer 13

The characteristics of a population

Question 14

Deprivation

Answer 14

Individuals lack basic services or objects they would expect to have in the 21st century

Question 15

Dereliction

Answer 15

The loss of industry or productivity of a land, leaving it abandoned

Question 16

Diversity

Answer 16

Variation within a population, in their characteristics, background and behaviour

Question 17

Elite migrants

Answer 17

Migration due to an individuals wealth or status, often investing in the host country through investment visa’s, property of business

Question 18

Environmental impact assessment

Answer 18

The study of environmental impacts caused by large business projects

Question 19

Environmental regeneration

Answer 19

The focus of regeneration is to restore and maintain natural environments such as woodlands, beaches and national parks

Question 20

Ethnicity

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Gated communities

Answer 21

Urban neighbourhoods surrounded by gates often to improve privacy and safety. They can add to segregation within a community

Question 22

Gentrification

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Governance

Answer 23

The management of a place or group of people

Question 24

Hard regeneration

Answer 24

Construction of new buildings and infrastructure and investment within a region

Question 25

Idyll

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Inequality

Answer 26

Differences in income, wellbeing and wealth between individuals, communities and society

Question 27

Lived experience

Answer 27

The contribution of experiences and opportunities to an individuals views and values

Question 28

Media

Answer 28

The publishment of information and production of entertainment

Question 29

Multicultural

Answer 29

The existence, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within a single geographic area

Question 30

Perception

Answer 30

A persons view of a place or issue based on feelings, experience and outside forces such as the media

Question 31

Political engagement

Answer 31

The willingness and ability of an individual to vote or join political parties or pressure groups

Question 32

Pressure groups

Answer 32

Usually voluntary organisations, with the aim of persuading the public and changing government policy / actions

Question 33

Population density

Answer 33

Number of people per square kilometre

Question 34

Rebranding

Answer 34

Creating a new look / reputation for an area

Question 35

Regional disparity

Answer 35

The economic gap between different parts of the country

Question 36

Retail led regeneration

Answer 36

Focus is on attracting shops to high streets and markets, and to establish warehouses and logistical hubs for TNC’s

Question 37

Rural decline

Answer 37

Reduction in population in rural areas, leading to reduced services and government spending for that region

Question 38

Segregation

Answer 38

The separation of a group from other groups this can be through force or voluntarily

Question 39

Sink estate

Answer 39

Council estates that score badly on index of multiple deprivation

Question 40

Spiral of decline

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Stakeholder

Answer 41

An individual with interest and influence within their community

Question 42

Social clustering

Answer 42

Groups of people with similar background frequently living together

Question 43

Social exclusion

Answer 43

The inability of a group of people to become involved in the cultural activities of a place

Question 44

Soft regeneration

Answer 44

Investing in the skills and education of the population to improve their own quality of life

Question 45

Urbanisation

Answer 45

An increase in the proportion of a population living in urban areas