Land Use Change - 3 Flashcards
Describe the positive economic impacts of Sunbury’s land use change.
The increasing development of businesses has increased economic investment and has provided many employment opportunities for local residents.
Describe the negative economic impacts of Sunbury’s land use change.
Sunbury residents interviewed have mentioned that residential council rates and charges have been increasing.
Sunbury residents interviewed have voiced concerns that unemployment rates may rise if the growth of industry and businesses does not develop fast enough.
Describe how spatial technologies are used to assess and manage Sunbury’s land use change.
The Hume City Council uses ‘Esri’, a GIS (Geographic Information System) mapping software, in order to create multi overlay maps. Maps are created in order to plot major natural and human geographical characteristics, particular areas zoned as residential/open space/potential future residential etc are then overlaid onto the same map. This assists in future planning of land use change within Sunbury.
List the four studied social conditions of Sunbury.
Population - 38,000
Total born overseas - 20%.
Foreign language spoken - 8%.
Median Age - 37 years old.
List the four studied economic conditions of Sunbury.
Total Businesses - 2,400.
Unemployment rate - 4.4%
Median pay - 50,000 $
Total employed - 19,700
State the predicted change in Sunbury’s population and residential developments.
113% in population
125% in residential developments
2016-2041
Evaluate the techniques used in the fieldwork investigation.
Collection of primary data through surveying and one on one interviews proved effective though inefficient, the techniques proved to be weaker and more limiting than expected. People often did not want to devote their time, meaning very limited amounts of data could be collected in each outing. Some approached were available though lacked the social/language skills to answer survey questions satisfactorily.
