Regenerating Landscapes EQ 1 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Different types of economic sectors
- primary
- secondary
- tertiary
- quaternary
- quinary
What is the primary sector
The extraction of raw resources e.g. Mining and farming
What is secondary sector
Manufacturing and processing the raw resources e.g. Car manufacturing
What is the tertiary sector
Service sector e.g. Tourism and banking
What is the quaternary sector
High tech research and design
What is the Quinary sector
Knowledge management, consultancy, leadership, ceos
What are the different types of employment
- full time
- part time
- self employed
- temporary
- permanent
Social factors that vary economic activity
- health
- life expectancy
- education
How does health vary economic activity
The healthier they are the more productive as they will work more
How does education vary economic activity
The better educated someone is the more likely that they will get better employment.
How does life expectancy vary economic actively
The greater the life expectancy the greater the retirement age is. This means that people work longer.
How inequalities of pay reflect quality of life indices
As wages increase, there is an increase in quality of life. An example would be in London where median wage is 35,000 health is 84% but where median wage is 60,000 health is 88%. IMD ranks level of deprivation using 4 categories. Income and employment are ranked highly compared to health and education. This says that the lower your income the more deprived and a lower quality of life.
What are the functions of a place
Administrative, commercial, retail and industrial
Define function
The role a place plays for its community.
How has the retail function changed over time
Retail has changed itself with online shopping, banking and click and collect. This means less people visit high streets, to counteract this and attract customer there is regeneration by giving high streets specific place identities. In rural areas pubs double up as post offices, shops and community centres. Towns compete to become retail destinations with shopping centres with restaurants and leisure activities.
How has industrial function changed over time
In mid 1800s there was an industrial revolution with mechanisation taking over the need of manual labour in fields, so they moved into cities and worked in factories. In modern day cities there are small business or industrial units in servicing or light manufacturing.
How has commercial functions changed over time
Commercial functions are changing because of customer habits. They are being changed by the internet, broadband services. There are less needs to visit commercial functions such as banks or doctor surgeries.
How has administrative functions changed over time
In the mid 1800s middle class people needed to manage their day to day lives so administrative functions such as county courts, banks and regional headquarters were set up in county towns.
Define demographic
Characteristics of age structure, ethnic composition and gentrification in rural and urban areas.
What is gentrification
Improving urban areas and attracting people with money to invest into that area
How has the demographic changed over time
- There is an ageing population and outward migration of younger working adults
- Increased multicultural society
- Rural areas have a high elderly population
- Rise in youth unemployment
Reasons for changes in a place
Physical factors
Accessibility
Historical development
Role of local and national planning
How do physical factors change places
Dynamic changing landscapes present management challenges. E.g. Due to sea level rise there is rapid coastal erosion threatening the livelihood. They are now concerned with climate change there is increased amount of renewable energy such as solar farms and zero emission buildings. There is change as they also focus on flood defence.
How has accessibility change places
With increased accessibility certain towns and places have become more successful from motorways, airports and train lines. With airports there has been increased migration into an area for example new castle.