REGENERATING PLACES - LESSON 4 - HOW CAN CHANGE TO FUNCTION AND DEMOGRAPHY BE MEASURED

Question 1

What are the 4 key ways in which geographers measure changes within a place

Answer 1

Land use change
Employment trends
Demographic changes
Levels of deprivation

(census data)

Question 2

What are the advantages with using census data

Answer 2

Carried out every 10 years
Most wide-ranging survey of population
Numerous indicators which provide a detailed snapshot
Anonymous - only available after 100 years

Question 3

What are the disadvantages using census data

Answer 3

So large-scale it takes 3 years to process data - so it may be out of date
Anonymity could mean that there could be 3 people on one response
Is it necessary? are there better ways to obtain data eg. Doctor surgery registrations
Only done every 10 years, doesn’t allow for change

Question 4

What is the index of multiple deprivation used for

Answer 4

Used by central Government and especially by local authorities to target regeneration, aid, to allocate resources to places and people and target hotspots of crime

Question 5

How many areas are measured by the IMD and how many residents or households does each area have

Answer 5

32844 small areas or neighbourhoods
1500 residents each OR
650 households

Question 6

What does the IMD measure

Answer 6

Income, employment, health, education, crime, living environment etc…