REGENERATION definitions Flashcards
Accessibility
How easy it is to travel to a place or interact with an individual.
CBD
Central business district is the centre of a city, donating a high density of businesses and TNC headquarters
Council estate
Consisting only of social housing, with tenants on subsidised rent
Counter urbanisation
An increase in the proportion of a population living within rural areas , due to migration from urban to rural regions
Deindustrialisation
A reduction in industrial capacity, leading to social and economic change in a region.
Demographic
The characteristics of a population
Deprivation
Individuals lack basic services or objects they would expect to have in the 21st century
Dereliction
The loss of industry or productivity of a land, leaving it abandoned
Diversity
Variation within a population, in their characteristics, background and behaviour
Elite migrants
Migration due to an individuals wealth or statuts, often investing in the host country through investment visas, property or business.
Other migrants
Gated communities
Urban neighborhoods surrounded by gates often to improve privacy and safety. This can segregation to a community
Gentrification
Renovation of older/deteriorating buildings or areas with the aim of attracting high income individuals or elite businesses to apace
Governance
The management of a place or group of people
Inequality
Differences in income, well being and wealth between individuals, communities and society.
Internal migration
The movement of people within a country
International migration
The movement of people form one country to another
Life expectancy
The average number of years an individual is likely to live.
Multicultural
The existence, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within a single geographical area
Perception
A persons view of a place or issue based on feeling, experience and outside forces such as the media
Political engagement
The willingness and ability of an individual to vote or join political parties or pressure groups
Pressure group
Usually voluntary organisations, with the aim of persuading the public and changing government policy or authorities actions
Rebranding
Creating a new look or reputation for an area
Regional disparity
The economic or cultural gap between different parts of a country
Reimaging
Regeneration and rebranding specifically focused on removing negative perceptions about a place
Rural decline
Reduction in population in rural areas, leading to reduced servies and government spending for that region
Segregation
The separation of a group from either groups this can be through force or voluntarily. Segregation can often occur due to housing strategies or regeneration projects
Sink estates
Council estates that score badly on the index of multiple deprivation
Spiral of decline
Stages of rural decline that contribue to a positive feedback loop with more and more outward migration and increasingly decline in services
Stakeholder
An individual with interest and influence within their community
Social clustering
Groups of people with similar backgrounds frequently living together
Social exclusion
The inability of a group of people to become involved in the cultural activities of a place
Urbanisation
An increase in the proportion of a population living within urban areas
