Population on Essex's rural-urban fringe

Question 1

What is the area like?

Answer 1

Traditional English looking village with church + village green

Question 2

What is a happening beneath the surface?

Answer 2

Services are struggling

Doctors surgery open for only 5hrs a week

Dairy farms no longer provide jobs because have turned to arable

Question 3

What attracts people to Terling?

Answer 3

Very convenient = station just 5 mins away with links to LDN

Main road to Chelmsford = convenient shopping service options = pressure on Terling’s services

Question 4

Describe the rural-urban fringe

Answer 4

Broad area surrounding major cities

Depends on cities for work + services

Every day 650 000 commuters leave place like this to LDN

Question 5

What is the pop of Chelmsford?

Answer 5

1971: 58 000
2011: 168 310

Question 6

What is the reason for pop growth?

Answer 6

Counter-urbanisation

High LDN salary makes up for cost of rail season ticket

Housing cheaper than LDN

Question 7

What is Chelmsford’s pop like?

Answer 7

Mostly white

Largest age group = 30s with children

Social housing = below average

Few benefit claims

Most work in service industries

Question 8

What are the 2 main drivers for change in rural-urban fringe?

Answer 8

Economic - changes in farming + increase demand from cities for new buildings + workers

Political - councils may allow changes to land use or prevent

Question 9

What are the 4 types of landscapes that can result in fringe due to drivers?

Answer 9

Valued - planning constraints on new developments (Green belt)

Simplified - changing econ demands result in habitat removal = factory farms

Disturbed - planning permission for new development = new infrastructure

Neglected - changing econ landscapes leave landscapes idle = derelict land