Regenerating Places Flashcards
Definition of place
Geographical space shaped by individuals and communities over time
Definition of regeneration
Long term upgrading of existing places or more drastic renewal schemes for urban, residential, retail, industrial, commercial or rural areas
Definition of rebranding
The marketing aspect of regeneration designed to attract businesses, residents and visitors by changing its image
Horsham physical site
Weald area
River Arun
Horsham cultural landscape
Majority white British
Some diversity
Horsham economic function
Commuter town
Retail
Places connected to Horsham
Gatwick
London
Crawley
Gentrification
The process of the character of a poor urban area changing by wealthier people moving in, improving housing and attracting new businesses
Studentification
The process by which specific neighbourhood become dominated by student residential accommodation
Causes of studentification in Brighton
Landlords converting family homes into HMOs
Developers want to maximise profit
Impacts of studentification in Brighton
Lack of housing for families
Loud parties and disturbance
Pressure on gov to have limitations
Example of the 7 domains of index of multiple deprivation (IMD)
Income
Health
Education
Employment
What is the index of multiple deprivation (IMD) used for?
Used by central government and local authorities to target regeneration aid, to allocate resources to places and people
How does the index of multiple deprivation work?
The domains are weighted by importance (eg health education income employment)
37 indicators total
Factors that contribute to quality of life
Health
Happinesss
Educational achievement
Job quality
Income
Leisure time
Safety
Work life balance
Knowledge and skills
Primary sector economic activity in the UK
Agriculture, forestry, mining, fishing.
Low paid in rural areas
Secondary sector economic activity in the UK
Manufacturing in Northern cities eg Manchester
Tertiary economic activity in the UK
Retail, service providing. from cleaners to lawyers
Quaternary sector economic activity UK
ICT/scientific research.
Mainly London and south east
Quinary sector economic activity UK
Business executives
Gov officials
Highest level of decision making
Cambridge triangle
M4 corridor
Why can people in work still live in poverty?
High housing costs
Seasonal work
Part time work
0 hour contracts
Illegal workers
Gender pay gap
Gig economy
Life expectancy in Guildford vs Glasgow
Guildford: 82.1
Glasgow: 72.6
Reinventor cities
Have changed their economic base away from low skilled secondary employment to high skilled high wage IT and digital media jobs
Example: Canary Wharf
Replicator cities
Have replaced low skilled secondary employment in factories with low skilled low wage employment like retail and call centres
Example: Hartlepool marina