Regeneration Definitions Flashcards
Define accessibility?
How easy it is to travel to a place or interact with an individual
What is agricultural based regeneration?
The focus of regeneration is to help local farmers produce extra revenue such as creating farm shops etc
Define Amenity Value?
The value of a resource to locals and business (beaches, timber and coal)
What is a built environment?
The buildings and infrastructure within an urban area
What is capital?
Productive assets, goods or financial stakes
What is the central business districts (CBD)
The centre of a city, containing a high density of businesses and TNC headquarters
What is a council estate?
Consisting only of social housing, with tenants on subsided rent
What is counter urbanisation?
An increase in the proportion of a population living within rural areas, due to migration from urban to rural regions
What is cultural enrichment?
The additions of ideas, traditions and beliefs did to the arrival of new people
What is cultural erosion?
The lose of culture, resulting in a change in ideas or disregard for traditions
What is culture?
The way of life of a particular group of people at a particular time, generally customs and beliefs
Define degeneration?
The decline of a region over time, due to insufficient funds, outward migration and declining quality of life for residents
What is deindustrialisation?
A reduction in industrial capacity, leading to social and economic change within a region
What is demographic
The characteristics of a population
What is deprivation?
Individuals lack basic services or objects they would expect to have in the 21st century
What is dereliction?
The loss of industry or productivity of the land, leaving it abandoned
What is diversity?
Variation within a population, in their characteristics, background and behaviour
What is an Elite migrant?
Migration due to an individuals wealth or status, often investing in the host country through investment visas, property or business
What is an environmental impact assessment?
The study of environmental impacts caused by large business projects
What is environmental regeneration?
The focus of regeneration is to restore and maintain natural environments such as woodlands, beaches and national parks
Define ethnicity
The cultural background of a group of people, often based on religion of country of origin
What is a gated community?
Urban neighbourhoods surrounded by gates and often to improve privacy and safety. They can add to segregation within a community
What is gentrification?
Renovation of older/deteriorating buildings or areas with the aim of attracting high-income individuals or elite businesses to a place
What is governance?
The management of a place or group of people
What is hard regeneration?
Construction of new buildings and infrastructure and investment within a region
What is Idyll?
A location with ideal living conditions and good qualities. Often based on a perception
What is inequality?
Differences in income, well-being and wealth between individuals, communities and society
What is internal migration?
The movement of people within a country
What is international migration?
The movement of people from one country to another
What is Leisure-led Regeneration?
The focus of regeneration is to attract tourists or improve the social quality of life (sports and activities, attractions etc)
What is the life-cycle stage?
The change in opinions and values at different stages of an individuals life
What is life expectancy?
The average number of years an individual is likely to live, determined at birth
What is lived experience?
The contribution of experiences and opportunities to an individuals views and values
Define media?
The publishing of information and production of entertainment (e.g. BBC, local newspapers, radio stations)
Define multicultural
The existence, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within a single geographic area
What is non-agricultural based regeneration?
The focus of regeneration is to produce revenue for rural businesses (e.g. Tea Rooms, paintballing, historic attractions)
Define perception
A persons view of a place or issue based on feelings, experience and outside forces such as the media
Define political engagement
The willingness and ability of an individual to vote or join political parties or pressure groups
Define pressure group
Usually voluntary organisations, with the aim of persuading the public and changing government policy or authorities actions
Define population density
The number of people per square kilometre
Define rebranding
Creating a new look or reputation for an area
What is regional Disparity
The economic (or cultural) gap between different parts of a country
What is retail-led regeneration
The focus of regeneration is to attract ships to high streets and markets, and to establish warehouses and logistical hubs for TNCs
Define reimagining
Regeneration and rebranding specifically focussed on removing negative perceptions about a place
Define rural decline
Reduction in population in rural areas, leading to reduced services and government spending for that region
What is the rural-urban continuum?
A range of living spaces running from remotest peripheral rural villages to the CBD of the city
Define segregation?
The separation of a group from other groups thus can be through force or voluntarily. Segregation can often occur due to housing strategies or regeneration projects
What is a sink estate?
Council estates that score badly on the Index of multiple deprivation
Define the spiral of decline
Stages of rural decline that contribute to a positive feedback loop, with more and more outward migration and increasingly declining services
Define culture-led regeneration
The focus of regeneration is to enhance historic or cultural attractions of an area such as opening stately homes and building a reputation based on famous residents
What is a stakeholder?
An individual with interest and influence within their community (residents, local businesses, farmers, NGOs)
Define social clustering
Groups of people with similar background frequency living together
Define social exclusion
The inability of a group of people to become involved in the cultural activities of a place
Define soft regeneration
Investing in the skills and education of the population to improve their own quality of life
Define urbanisation
An increase in the proportion of a population living within urban areas
Define urban resurgence
Also known as re-urbanisation, urban resurgence is the movement of people back to an area which was previously in decline.
