Regeneration Flashcards
Primary sector - where are they?
Rural areas tend to have more primary employment in farming, mining, quarrying and fishing - this tends to be low paid, manual work
Secondary sector - where are they?
More secondary work employment in Northern cities such as Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow, but this has declined over time - manufacturing
Tertiary - where are they?
Service sector - jobs are concentrated in urban areas but these vary from cleaners on minimum wage to very high paid professionals like lawyers - retail, services, office work
Quaternary - where are they?
jobs in research and development and in high-tech industries are found in London and the south east - Scientific research and ICT
Different employment types?
Part time, full time
Temporary, permanent
Employed, self-employed
Quinary sector
The highest levels of decision making in an economy - business executives, officials in governments, science, uni - STEM employment
What is a function of an area?
An areas primary or main use
Why do functions of places change?
Physical factors accessibility and connectedness National and local planning Historical developments Globalisation Migration De-industrialisation
Why do functions of places change? - physical factors
- Some dynamic and changing landscapes are hard to manage such as coastal areas where sea levels are rising so there is an increase level of erosion
- Concern on climate change has lead to some farmland being used as solar farms
- Climate change is starting to shape architecture and land-use decisions
Why do functions of places change? - Accessibility and connectedness
- Development of UK motorways have changed the importance of some towns
- Crewe a former railway town has seen a decline due to. motorways
- Essex and Kent is more accessible and is increasingly popular for those who cannot afford to live in London
- Growth of regional airports - facilitated immigration into UK
Why do functions of places change? - Historical developments
Some areas have changed but still reflect history - tourist destinations
-Totnes - wants to protect its history and culture and has major tourist attractions
Why do functions of places change? - Local and national planning
- Gentrification
- Increased demand in housing
- Studentification
Why do functions of places change? - Migration
EU - allowed free movement of people within member countries which as increased and changed the culture of some towns
-Polish people are one of the largest non-britain born groups in the UK
Why do functions of places change? - Globalisation
- Has increased the advancement of technology and infrastructure due to increase in foreign investment
- This has lead to more foreign companies setting up in area - clustering - agglomeration
Why do functions of places change? - De-industrialisation
Major changes in areas that had large coal mining or factories such as Redcar
Different impacts of change in function to an area:
Identity
Demographic changes
Level of deprivation
How is the level of deprivation impacted by the change in function?
-Replacing an industry with a more economically stable industry, decreases the level of deprivation. More highly skilled people are brought into the area with higher incomes, this means that people are paying a higher tax rate which is benefitting the local economy. However, this can often lead to gentrification resulting in low income earners being pushed out of the area.
How has demographics been impacted by the change in function?
– By bringing in higher tech, quaternary industry, it will increase the number of younger people – benefit the economy and lead to agglomeration
How has identity been impacted by the change in function?
Cities bring together identity politics and minority influences. Southall in West London is characterised by its increasingly mixed Indian and Somali community. Within both communities there are newly arrived migrants, refugees and long-established migrants.
How can change in functions be measured?
- employment trends, -demographic changes
- land use changes
- levels of deprivation: Crime, income, employment, health, quality of living environment, abandoned and derelict land.
How does a change in function cause changes in employment?
More functions in an area there ae going to be higher levels of employment. If there are lots of jobs in an area it is going to attract a younger/working age population.
How does a change in function cause changes in demographics?
More students mean there would be more educational areas which could cause studentification meaning there would be an increase in retail and commercial areas. More of an older population means there would be less of a commercial area and more retail and agriculture areas.
How does a change in function cause changes in deprivation?
Higher levels of deprivation would decrease levels of retail as they wouldn’t be able to afford it. Low levels of deprivation would increase the amount of wealthy people and increase the standard of retail and commercial areas.
Gentrification
What characteristics do successful areas have?
- Good infrastructure
- High level of accessibility
- Range of industrial sectors
- Good governance that are sympathetic to businesses – deregulation of markets
- Highly skilled workforce
- Access to a broad level of employment and jobs/ industries
- Good support services
- Good geology - Coastal, river, flatland
- High levels of investment
What characteristics do unsuccessful areas have?
- High levels of deprivation
- Outmigration
- High levels of crime
- Narrow demographic
- Elderly or dependant population
- Industrial waste, high levels of deindustrialisation