Regeneration Flashcards
Primary jobs
Farming, fishing, mining, forestry
Secondary jobs
Manufacturing, construction
Tertiary jobs
NHS, healthcare, teaching, retail
Quaternary jobs
Finance, law, IT, biotechnology
Clark fisher model shows
The % of employment in each job sector over time
A place is
An area or location
How is a place shaped
Internal and external forces
What internal places shape a place
People, employment, services and housing
What external places shape a place
Government policies and globalisation
Regeneration
Tackling inequality, making places economically productive and/or socially acceptable
Rural urban continuum
The unbroken transition from sparsely/remote rural places to densely populated urban areas
From a 1948 study, social class is being replaced with
Levels of education and skill
Types of employment type
- Contract-fixed/permanent/full-time/part-time
- Workers/volunteers/agency workers
- Self-employed/freelancer
Controversial aspects of work and employment
- Gender pay gap(men = 10% more)
- Zero hour contracts/casual on call work
- Illegal work
- Temporary/seasonal work
What happened pre-industrial
Farming, lack of tech
What happened industrial
Growth of factories, decline in primary
What happened post-industrial
Decline in primary/secondary, more people in cities, government investment in tertiary and Quaternary
How can economic activity be measured
Employment, health, life expectancy, education and GDP
If an area generates ‘new money’ what can this lead to
Congestion, overcrowding, increase in house and land prices
Why can health tell us about economic activity
- Building and agriculture = harmful chemicals/pollutant = bad health
- Low income = bad diet
- Geographical spacial distribution of food
- Uneven distribution of healthcare and services
What is the term food desert referring to
Cheaper processed take away food being made in the inner city
Why can life expectancy tell us about economic activity
- Glasgow effect - poor health link to deprivation
- 2011 - NE/NW 75 men, 80 women
- Kensington/Chelsea 80 men, 85 women (wealthy) - Gender, income, education, occupation, lifestyle choice
Why can education tell us about economic activity
- Exams success = income levels
- Disadvantage children = reluctant for higher education
The inter-generational cycle
Educational underachievement and poor health may be passed down from parents
Why can Pay levels tell us about economic activity
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