Regeneration Flashcards
ABANDONED LAND
Spaces in urban areas that were formerly used for industry which are now derelict and await regeneration to improve economic activity. Could also be applied to rural areas where farming used to take place.
ACCESSIBILITY
How easy it is to travel or communicate with a place. Proximity and transport routes to other places are usually the most important factors.
ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE
An area within a large town or city that decides how to organise infrastructure and economic activity in the surrounding area.
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
An urban area with buildings and infrastructure, usually high density and high rise.
COMMERCIAL
Places, usually towns or cities, where the major economic activity is trade, shopping or financial services.
COMMUTER VILLAGES
A rural settlement close to a large city that has become home for many people working in the urban area. They journey to city daily via train or car.
COMPOSITE INDICATORS
A development indicator, which measure multiple variables e.g. HDI
CONNECTEDNESS
A measure of how connected people are based on different links e.g. broadband,road, rail.
CRIME RATE
The amount of crime in a specific area
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
The natural spread of cultures (religions and traditions) throughout an area
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
The range of different population groups with different lifestyles in a place, can be ethnicity, income groups or age groups.
CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
An increase in cultural diversity
CULTURAL EROSION
The degradation of a specific culture due to extreme cultural diffusion therefore a reduction of cultural diversity
CULTURE
The traditions and religions of a specific ethnic group
DEINDUSTRIALISATION
The net loss of industry in regions of secondary employment. Usually due to Global-Shift and industrial relocation
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
Changes in the average population of an area., can include age, income or ethnicity
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
Specific data about the population of an area which can include: age, income or ethnicity.
DEMOGRAPHICS
Specific data about the population in an area. E.g Income, age, ethnicity
DEPRIVATION
When people cannot access certain services or jobs which we would expect the entire population within an area to have access to.
DEPOPULATION
A net decline in the population of an area. In rural areas it can be because of rural to urban migration. In urban areas it can be because of deindustrialisation and counter urbanisation.
DEREGULATION
The process of reducing or removing rules governing economic activity in a country with the aim of encouraging investment.
DERELICT LAND
Previously used land in cities that has fallen into disrepair because buildings have closed and no one is there to maintain them
DEVELOPMENT
Usually considered as economic growth leading to an improvement in the standard of living. Development can be measured in other ways, such as freedom, equality or the well-being of the natural environment.
DIASPORA
The movement of a population away from their homeland.
DIVERSIFICATION
Using the assets you already have finding alternative business solutions to generate a larger income. E.g. renting out a room in your house or converting farm buildings into offices.
DIVERSITY
The degree of variation within a population e.g. age, ethnicity, cutulre
ECONOMIC SECTOR
A way to group jobs that have similar purpose
ECONOMIES
The amount of money being transferred between different players leading to wealth creation
ENGAGEMENT
The decision my individual members of the public to get involved in tackling political issues e.g. through volunteering, running for election
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Part of planning for a large project, where they must carry out a study of what the likely impacts will be on the environment. This is often to do with sustainability.
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
The conditions and attractiveness of the surroundings within which people live. Includes natural and built environment
ETHNICITY
The cultural background of a group of people, often based on religion or country of origin.
ETHNIC COMPOSITION
Information about the ethic characteristics of a group of people
FERTILITY RATE
The number of children born to a woman in her lifetime
GATED COMMUNITIES
Neighbourhoods within towns or cities where houses are designed with gates and fences to improve privacy or safety
GENTRIFICATION
Renewal, renovation or rebuilding of older and deteriorating buildings in order to create a more upmarket places for middle class residents to live, often displacing poorer residents
GOVERNANCE
How a place or area is managed by different levels of government
IDYLL
Used to describe a place that maximises the positives of a living space. Often used in relation to rural areas with little pollution
INDUSTRIALISATION
The rapid growth of secondary industries such as factories including the creation of secondary sector jobs. (19th century in the UK)
INEQUALITY
Differences in income and wealth, and well-being, between individuals, groups within a community of communities within a society
