Regeneration Flashcards
Types of economies, functions of places and regeneration methods and successes
Primary economic activity
Involves collecting raw materials
Examples: farming, mining, cutting down wood
Case Study: Finland’s pulp (used to make paper) industry produces 17bn Euros a year
Secondary economic activity
Involves turning raw materials into sellable products
Examples: paper manufacturing, factories
Case Study: James Cropper in the Lake District produces paper from the raw pulp
Tertiary economic activity
Involves providing services to other people in the economy
Examples: taxi driver, doctors, restaurants
Quaternary economic activity
Involves IT software and scientific research and development
% of people in the UK who work in the tertiary sector
over 80%
Why do many firms choose to locate near good universities like Oxford and Cambridge?
Access to many talented workers who have recently graduated
What are zero hour contracts?
The worker does not get any guaranteed work in their contract and has the potential to work between 0-40 hours a week
Two ways to measure health
- Morbidity - degree of ill health
- Longevity - life expectancy
What is a food desert?
An area with limited access to supermarkets and fresh produce so tend to eat more unhealthy food.
What is the USA’s worst food desert?
New Orleans
A very high percentage of the population lives in poverty
Many grocery stores were destroyed and not replaced after Hurricane Katrina
How does life expectancy differ regionally throughout the UK?
People in the South (particularly near London) had the highest life expectancy in the UK
6 years higher in Harrow (London) than Glasgow
Life expectancy in the UK as of 2018
77 years for men
82 years for women
Key factors that determine life expectancy
- Gender (women live longer than men)
- Income (people with higher incomes live longer)
- Education (better educated = higher life expectancy)
- Access to healthcare
- Lifestyle choices (smoking, diet)
Difference between Grammar School and Private School?
Private school - Parents pay to attend
Grammar schools - Students pass an entry test to get in
Demographic with the worst educational achievement in the UK
Working class and white
Relationship between income levels and GCSE results
In areas with a higher income, GCSE results tend to be higher
Difference in GCSE results between boys and girls
Girls tend to get better GCSE results than boys
Difference between income and wealth
Income - Someone’s yearly earnings
Wealth - Includes things like property and shares
What is the ‘trickle down effect’
The idea that income from the richest will ‘trickle down’ to the poorest in society.
This does not happen if the rich save their wealth.
What is a composite index?
An index with many factors, each of which are weighted differently
7 variables measured in the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)
- Income
- Employment
- Health deprivation or disability
- Education and training
- Crime
- Access to housing
- Local environment
Why do students from wealthier backgrounds usually get better GCSE results?
- Their parents can afford private tutoring
- Better home environment for them to learn in (e.g. less likely to share rooms with siblings)
By how much did the number of people visiting food banks in the UK rise by in 2018?
13%
What is the ‘function’ of a place?
The main reason why a settlement was built or continues to exist.
4 main functions of places
- Retail (shops)
- Administrative (government)
- Commercial (offices)
- Industrial (factories)
Areas in London that have/are experiencing gentrification
Shoreditch, Brixton, Elephant and Castle
What is gentrification?
When an area recieves and investment and improves, however, this pushes out low-income residents in favour of more affluent ones
Are people older in urban or rural areas?
Generally residents are older in rural places
Example of an area with a large immigrant population
Brixton
How can planning restrictions change a place?
Councils can manage where and how buildings are built. An example is in London, where buildings cannot block the view of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
What are clone high streets?
High streets that are very similar everywhere in the country with chain stores like Greggs and New Look.
How can transport change a place?
Better transport links encourage more people to move to an area and likely house prices will go up.
How is technology changing places?
With more people able to work from home, it is likely companies will want smaller office spaces.
Internet shopping is causing many high street stores to close as people can get their products online (e.g. Topshop)
How can change in places be measured?
- Looking at old maps and comparing land use
- Demographic changes
- Employment changes
- Levels of deprivation over time
How can politics affect a place?
They decide how the economy, and therefore industry is run. An example is under Thatcher the mining industry was nationalised, causing many places to lose their employment, making the town poorer.
Example of London commuter town?
Sevenoaks
Location of Middlesbrough
North-east England
Coastal
Near Newcastle
Location of Nottingham
East Midlands [of England]
Near cities like Sheffield and Birmingham
Central
What companies are based in Nottingham?
- Capital One
- Boots
- Experian
- Deloitte
- eOn
What company left Middlesbrough?
SSI Steel Works in 2015
Around 3,200 jobs lost
How does Nottingham University have international links?
They have campuses in Malaysia and China
Racial makeup of Middlesbrough v. Nottingham
Middlesbrough: 88% white
Nottingham: 65% white
This shows Nottingham has had more economic migrants
How did the EU invest in Nottingham?
They invested in the regeneration of Sneinton Market
How is Middlesbrough isolated from other places
- Not on a major motorway
- Long distance from London
- Not a main trainline
How did the EU invest in Middlesbrough
They recieved £9m from the ERDF (European Development Fund) to go to businesses in the Tees Valley
What science sector is big in Nottingham?
Bioscience
Average house price of Nottingham v. Middlesbrough
Nottingham: £237k
Middlesbrough: £160k
How is education poor in Middlesbrough?
- 1 in 3 schools require improvement
- 22.5% have no education qualifications
How is health poor in Nottingham?
- They have a higher than average rate of long-term disability
- Life expectancy roughly 2 years lower than national average
How is health poor in Middlesbrough?
Life expectancy roughly 3 years lower than national average
How do Nottingham and Middlesbrough compare in terms of deprivation?
Nottingham - 11th most deprived
Middlesbrough - 8th most deprived
Both have lots of deprivation, Nottingham slightly less
How is education poor in Nottingham?
Higher than average number of people have no qualifications
How has Nottingham regenerated its old industrial buildings?
The historical buildings relating to the textile industry have been repurposed as high quality apartments
How many uni students in Nottingham?
45,000
How have the populations changed in Nottingham and Middlesbrough?
Nottingham - population increase of around 4,000 a year
Middlesbrough - population decreased 8,000 in 20 years
Unemployment in Middlesbrough
14% - twice national average
What is the environment like in Middlesbrough?
- Lots of industrial buildings remain abandoned and lots of brownfield sites
- Whole streets boarded up
- Problems with fly tipping
Example of Nottingham regenerating a brownfield site
Cornerhouse built in 2001 on former brownfield site
Now 750 staff
Environmental advantages and disadvantages of Nottingham
Advantages:
- St. Anns largest allotment in Europe
- Best public transport network in the UK
Disadvantages:
- Commuter towns like Ruddington have increased road congestion
What is the current UK target for net migration?
100,000 a year
What is net migration?
Net migration = number of immigrants - number of emigrants
(i.e. more people arrive than leave)
What is the Schengen Area?
A part of the EU where migrants can move freely without needing a passport. However, the UK was never part of this.
What are some positive economic effects of migration?
- Fill skill shortages such as NHS doctors or farming labourers
- Most migrants are young adults who will work and pay tax (instead of claiming a pension)
- Many migrants are students who may stay in the country and contribute to important research
What are some negative economic effects of migration?
- Some argue they put pressure on local services like schools and housing
- European migrants may replace jobs that could be filled by someone British (although most economists think this is bollocks)
What is deregulation?
Giving banks more freedom
When did deregulation happen in the UK?
Margaret Thatcher deregulated many financial services in 1986
How has deregulation impacted the UK?
+ High amount of FDI comes into the UK, particularly in London
- The 2008 financial crash was linked to a failure to regulate banks
Examples of companies based in the City of London
GLG (hedge fund)
Blackrock (asset manager)
Bank of America