Regeneration-EQ1 Flashcards
In what way do places vary?
Economically and socially
What does change include?
Movements of people, capital and resources
What effect does this have on some countries?
That some places are becoming marginalised and are ‘left behind’
What is regeneration?
Is the process of improving a place by making positive changes that has been experiencing a period of decline.
What is rebranding?
Is creating a new image or reputation for an area.
Why do changes to economies and societies occur?
Due to local, national and global processes such as the mass movement of people, capital, information and resources.
What can abundance of these factors make places?
Make them economically wealthy whilst other places are marginalised.
What are being produced to help inequalities and where are these?
Globally and regionally, there are economic inequalities regeneration programmes are produced.
What can economic activity be classed by?
Sectors which are considered when ; be it primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary. It can also be classified by type: part time/full time, temporary/permanent and employed/self-employed.
In what way can places be analysed?
Using employment data and output data due to places varying according to their economic activity.
Where do differences in economic activity occur from?
Variations in social factors, such as health, life expectancy and education levels, determining a person’s ability to work.
How is inequalities in pay levels reflected?
In quality of life indices ranked to have a lower quality of life than richer families.
What did Colin Clark and Alan Fisher do?
Divided their 3 sectors theory of economic activity in the 1930’s, they envisaged a positive model of change, in which countries moved from a focus on the primary to the secondary to the tertiary sector as they developed.
What did Improved education and cultural change lead to?
A high qualification and the ability to obtain high paid employment, with prospects of promotion.
What was the tertiary sector supplemented by and what does the workers of the UK now look like?
Tertiary supplemented by quaternary and quinary sectors.. But the majority of workers in the UK today work in the tertiary sectors although some industrial towns are still reliant on the secondary sector.
What is the primary sector?
Extraction of raw materials, Mining and Farming
Giver examples of the Primary Sector.
Farmer
Quarry Worker
Forest logger
What is the secondary sector?
Manufacturing and processing, Iron, Steel and Car manufacturing
Give examples of the secondary sector.
Table Maker
Textiles worker
Car manufacturer
What is the tertiary sector?
Service sector, Tourism and banking
Give examples of the tertiary sector.
Accountant
Plumber
Teacher
Shop Assistant
What is the quaternary sector?
High tech research
Give examples of quaternary sector.
Researcher
What has deindustrialisation done to employment?
Altered the types of employment available.
What sector is there an increasing focus on?
Tertiary sector
What impact does this focus have?
the ability to be flexible and respond to global market changes makes employing people on a temporary basis increasing desirable for business.
What can be a risky choice for some people in regards to employment? And why?
Some workers, the rising pressure on their household budget means that self-employment such as taxi drivers etc are risky.
What are some towns also concerned about?
The exploitation of migrant workers especially since the discovery that nearly 3000 migrant workers were living illegally in Slough in 2013.
What have the local council done to identify this?
Used planes equipped with thermal imaging cameras to identify converted outbuildings, many which are unfit for human usage.
What is an example of a town like this?
Port Talbot
Explain this town’s characteristics.
-A town where heavy industry and chemical plants operate side-by-side with what might become the world’s largest biomass power station, industrial and energy park.
-Has large number of part time and full time employees which are dependent on the success of its secondary industries.
What has Swansea experienced?
Regeneration of its central area and waterfront which has attracted many university students and created tertiary jobs linked to leisure activities and shops.
What does the withdrawal of Tata steel show?
The older traditional industries which remain economically marginalised.
What have distinct patterns of employment developed to reflect?
The location of major industries and key infrastructure or economic sectors.
What is there a divide within in Windsor?
Between east and west with the majority of full-time managers and directors living in the east, closer to London.
What are the more rural parts of the country like? Give an example.
Are many small clusters of part time self-employed workers including university students working in temporary jobs and graduates establishing start-up hubs, such as in Oxfordshire
What hasn’t been even over the UK in terms of employment?
The transition into a post-industrial economy.
What has there been a lot of inequality in?
Levels of pay and type of work
What does unemployment have a clear impact on?
Health, life expectancy and education
What is the unemployment rate for young people compared to the rest of the UK?
Higher than the rest of the UK
What does research suggest about growing up in poverty and the likelihood of dropping out of further education?
Highly associate with poorer health later in life
What does ill health and disability have an impact of?
People’s ability to work
What are the causes of death that are disproportionately affecting those from more deprived communities than less deprived and are also contributing to the life expectancy gap?
Cardiovascular conditions, lung cancer, chronic cirrhosis of the liver and suicides.
In some areas which have high levels of deprivation, what type of opportunities have been brought about?
Small businesses able to grow
Give an example of small businesses able to grow.
Sparkbrook in Birmingham ranks high on the Index of Multiple Deprivation, the British Pakistani community living there is highly entrepreneurial.
What are some examples of the small businesses being established?
Bakeries, restaurants and women only gyms
What effect is being created from these businesses?
Multiplier effect which all help diversify the market and create yet more businesses
When were the self-employed ventures set up and what risk comes with them?
During a recession and although there is the risk of the business collapsing, as the UK economy begins to grow again, they are likely to thrive as sustainable, permanent employers.
In the UK, what is there a massive difference in?
Rate of Pay
Where were the highest median earning in 2011?
South-West London
What is the pay like in Older Industrial cities which are still suffering from Industrialisation?
Lower average pay than elsewhere
What does this inequality in pay look correlate with?
Both the distribution of jobs in different economic sectors and quality of life across the country.
Where is poor health occurring and what does it make clear?
In post-industrial South Wales, North-West England and Western Scotland making it clear that communities in these areas have suffered the most from the changes brought about by globalisation.
What did the government introduce in April 2016?
The Minimum National Living Wage for over 25’s
What is the Minimum National Living Wage for over 25’s?
£7.20 an hour