Regenerating places Flashcards
define primary sector
getting raw materials from the land e.g. farming or forestry
define secondary sector
making products out of raw materials e.g. food processing or car manufaturing
define tertiary sector
providing a service e.g. doctors or teachers
define quaternary sector
ICT and research e.g. scientists or software designers
what is the index of multiple deprivation
a measure of relative deprivation for different areas, comprised of seven indicators
- income
- employment
- health
- crime
- barriers to housing and services
- living environment
- education
what factors affect changing characteristics of places?
location, environment, technology,, access, connections, government, local planning
what is perception?
Perception is a vital part of lived experience and affects how people engage with their place. It varies between individuals and groups of people and depends on factors including age, social class, ethnicity and overall quality of life. These factors may be real or imagined. People may have positive or negative views about their place but these views can change over time.
how is success measured?
Success can be measured by high levels of employment, in-migration and low levels of deprivation.
what is residential sorting?
targeting housing eg for young economically active people
what are sink estates?
a council housing estate with high levels of social problems, particularly crime eg Broadwater Farm, London
what are gated communities?
only allowed to enter if you live there or have a visitor pass eg Waterside, Exeter
what are commuter villages?
settlements where a large proportion of residents commute out of town for work
How and why do attachments to place vary?
- Attachments vary due to age, gender, ethnicity, deprivation, and length of residence. Typically those less attached will be less involved in places, for example young people may feel less attached to a place due to social media and globalisation
what are the positives of migration for host countries?
- Job vacancies and skills gaps can be filled.
- Economic growth can be sustained.
- Services to an ageing population can be maintained when there are insufficient young people locally.
- The pension gap can be filled by the contributions of new young workers and they also pay taxes.
- Immigrants bring energy and innovation.
- Host countries are enriched by cultural diversity.
- Failing schools (and those with falling numbers) can be transformed.
what are the negatives of migration for host countries?
- Depression of wages may occur, especially in lower paid jobs.
- Having workers willing to work for relatively low pay may allow employers to ignore productivity, training and innovation.
- Migrants may be exploited.
- Increases in population can put pressure on public services.
- Unemployment may rise if there are unrestricted numbers of incomers.
- There may be integration difficulties and friction with local people.
- Large movements of people lead to more security monitoring.
- Ease of movement may facilitate organised crime and people trafficking.
