Regenerating Places Flashcards
What does the Clarke-Fisher Model describe?
Stages a country may progress through as the economy develops
What are endogenous factors? Give two examples
Factors which originate from within the place, e.g. land use, topography, infrastructure
What are exogenous factors? Give two examples
Factors which originate from outside a place (provide linkages), e.g. people, resources, money
Name three (endo, exo) characteristics that lead to change
Physical - proximity to large cities, Infrastructure - road, rail, air; movement of people + goods, Competition - TNCs relocating for better competitiveness
What % did secondary industry fall by between 1980 and 2015 (UK)
Don by 43%
What % did quaternary industry grow by between 1980 and 2015 (UK)
Up by 113%
Outline the quaternary sector
The knowledge economy, highly specialised jobs such as finance, law, IT - often footloose
Name three ways to measure change in a location
Land use changes (reduction in abandonment), employment trends (low unemployment), demographic changes (inward/outward migration)
What does the Index of Multiple Deprivation measure? (7)
Income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers to housing and services, living environment
By how much is the mean weekly wage for senior directors higher than customer services?
About four times higher
Name 5 socio-economic inequalities
Regional inequalities, variations in quality of life, occupational hazards, income and health, educational achievement
What % of workers in Yorkshire are unskilled?
31%
What % of workers in London are unskilled?
22%
What % of workers in London are professionals/managerial?
58%
What % of workers in Yorkshire are professionals/managerial?
41%
