Regenerating Places Flashcards
5 sectors of economy
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Quinary
Two ways that economies can be classified
Economic sector
Type of employment
Demographic
Make up of the population
Demographic changes
- ethnic composition
- age structure
- migrants
- racism and prejudice
- deprivation
- gentrification
Three demographic changes
Ethnicity
Age structure
Gentrification
Gentrification
Settlements where a minority groups culture is replaced by a dominant culture
CASE STUDY:
gentrification on London riverside positives
Riverside paths opened to the public
Use of brownfield sites is more sustainable and reduces suburban sprawl
More attractive and stable areas invite further investment
CASE STUDY:
Gentrification on London riverside negatives
Cost £250 million
Displacement due to expanding middle class and increasing house prices
There has been a 45% price jump in London house prices since 2007
CASE STUDY:
Gentrification on London riverside aims
Attempts to attract m/c back to the city
Between 2001-2005 - 47 new developments
with over 25 units in each one
How can physical factors cause places to change?
Sea level rise and climate change cause rapid coastal erosion
Zero emission buildings integrated into urban planning - e.g. eco village and Greenwich millennium village, London
How can accessibility and connectedness cause places to change?
Railway towns are in decline since motorway development
Villages in Kent are becoming increasingly popular due to HS1
Better broadband has made people more connected
How can historical development cause places to change?
Totness- introduced ‘transition town’ projects to protect its local culture and history- has a local currency, the totnes pound, which has helped local businesses to thrive
How can local and national planning cause places to change?
The national infrastructure plan (2010) has designed towns like Bicester as new ‘garden cities’ with up to 13,000 new homes and a new railway station
Some rural villages are in danger of being overrun by the expansion of urban areas
Guildford key facts
SE of UK
In the county of Surrey- m/c county
30 miles from the centre of london
On the A3
40mins from Heathrow
Scarborough key facts
NE of UK
county if Yorkshire- w/c county
1hr 36mins to Leeds
1hr 15mins to A1(M)
