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Regeneration EQ1 Flashcards

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1
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define regeneration

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the process of improving a rural or urban place by making positive changes
e.g. knocking down derelict buildings and building new ones , changing the image of an area by redesign and publicity

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2
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what is a primary sector job?

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extraction of raw materials

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what is a secondary sector job?

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manufacturing and processing

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what is a tertiary sector job?

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service sector, tourism, banking

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what is a quaternary sector job?

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high tech research and design

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what is a quinary sector job?

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knowledge management, leaderships, CEOs

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what is the Clark Fisher model?

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graph showing the percentage of types of employment over periods of time

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give 3 different types of employment…

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  • part-time
  • full-time
  • temporary
  • permanent
  • employed
  • self-employed
  • freelance
  • zero hours contract
  • flexi-hours
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9
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give a reason for inequalities in pay levels…

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  • de industrialisation
  • two speed economy
  • economic distribution of jobs
  • population density
  • topography
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define quality of life

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a measure of the well being and life satisfaction of people living in a particular place

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What is the index of multiple deprivation?

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Governments geographical measure of multiple deprivation and combines them into one index

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What are the 7 factors of the index of multiple deprivation?

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  • crime
  • living environment
  • education
  • income
  • housing
  • employment
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What is the null hypothesis?

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The correlation between the IMD and % of good health

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What is the alternate hypothesis?

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There is no correlation between the IMD and the % of the good health

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What are demographic changes in a place?

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Changes in the population characteristics of a place

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what is ethnic composition of a place?

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Information about the ethnic characteristics of a group of people

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What is the age structure of an area?

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The distribution of various age groups in a population

18
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What is demographic characteristics of an area?

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Data about a group of people such as their age gender or income

19
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what is one physical factor which shapes places?

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Sea level rise and climate change = rapid coastal changes

Climate change =shaping land use decisions

Farmlands being deforested to create solar farms, renewable resources and zero-emission buildings

20
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What is gentrification

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Renewal, renovation or rebuilding of older and deteriorating buildings in order to create more up market places

21
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What is one accessibility and connectedness reason for why places change?

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Improvements of communication

Growth of airports has facilitated immigration

Globalisation has made it more cost-effective for manufacturing companies to transfer operations to other parts of the world

22
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What is one local and national planning reason as to why places change?

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some rural villages risk being overrun by the expansion of urban areas

National infrastructure plan has designed towns with more new homes and railways

23
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What is a historical reason for why places change?

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Deindustrialisation

Closure of factories

24
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What is a general reason for why places change?

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Migration Into the Uk has changed the character of some towns and cities

Deindustrialisation

25
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what are the five major factors which have shaped how places have changed overtime?

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  • physical factors
  • accessibility
  • historical development
  • local and national planning
  • other
26
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What is the cast study for how places have changed over time?

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London Docklands

27
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what was one of the functions of the London Docklands in the 19th century?

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  • used to import and export goods
  • survey docks concentrated on timber
  • wine and wool cellars constructed
28
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what declined when the London docklands became regenerated? (name one)

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factories, containerisation, port industry, size of ships

29
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what was one effect of the decline in the London Docklands on the local community?

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over 12,000 jobs lost, population fell by 10,000, lack of open space and recreational facilities

30
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give one cause of the decline of the London docklands…

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  • more processing of goods was done abroad where labour was cheap so many workers lost their job
  • the docklands went into a state of disrepair with the area not being used
  • trains and roads to other UK cities easily connect London which lead to more imported goods as it was easier to transport around the country
  • cranes were used more so many people lost lifting jobs
  • the river Thames enters the north sea which boarders other European countries making trade easier
31
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name a social benefit of the regeneration of the london docklands…

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  • new jobs
  • new homes built
  • Jubilee line extension
  • property value rose
  • new income from tourism
  • housing improved
32
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name a social problem of the regeneration of the london docklands…

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  • population has declined
  • gentrification
  • shopping facilities were limited
  • old dockland workers didn’t have the skills for the new jobs
33
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name a economic benefit of the regeneration of the london docklands…

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  • new jobs
  • new offices built
  • new income from tourism
  • property values rose quickly
  • new transport
  • new image of a modern, hi tech business centre
34
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name a economic problem of the regeneration of the london docklands…

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  • skills mismatch
  • poor loose out as they cannot afford new housing
  • families lost homes through compulsory purchase
35
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name a environmental benefit of the regeneration of the london docklands…

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  • improved visual quality
  • attractive buildings
  • sharp reduction in derelict land
  • image improved
  • 2000 trees planted
36
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name a environmental problem of the regeneration of the london docklands…

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  • lack of open space and recreated facilities

- noise pollution increased

37
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who were the 3 groups who helped to regenerate the london docklands?

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government, property developers, newham council

38
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what are centripetal forces?

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a force pulling people together to form a sense of community

39
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what are centrifugal forces?

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forces that push people apart

40
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whats an example of a centrifugal force?

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globalisation, immigration, employment

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