Regenerating Places KEYWORDS A-C Flashcards

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Abandoned Land

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Spaces in urban areas that were previously used for industry, now derelict and awaiting regeneration.

Could also be applied to rural areas where farming is no longer taking place

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Accessibility

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How easy it is to travel to or communicate with a place.

Distance and transport routes to other places are usually the most important factors

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Administrative Centre

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Places, usually larger county towns or cities, that make decisions about how to organise infrastructure and economic activity in the surrounding area

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Built Environment

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An urban area with buildings and infrastructure, such as road and railways

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Commercial

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Places, usually towns or cities where the major economic activity is trade, shopping or financial services

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Commuter Village

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A rural settlement close to a large city that has become home for many people working in the urban area. They journey to and from the city on a daily basis usually by road or train,

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Composite Indicator

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A development indicator, which measures more than one variable eg the well-being index

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Connectedness

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A measure of how connected different people are through different communication line
eg broadband, road rail

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Crime Rate

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The amount or level of crime in an area

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Cultural Diffusion

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The spread of cultural ideas and way of life

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Cultural Diversity

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The number or range of different population groups with different lifestyles in a place, usually linked to ethnicity but also to socio-economic groups or age groups

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Cultural Enrichment

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The addition of ideas, actions and meanings that are the result of the arrival of new people to an area

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Cultural Erosion

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The loss or dilution of a specific culture due to cultural diffusion

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Culture

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The way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs of a particular group of people at a particular time

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