Regenrating Places S-U Flashcards
Segregation
the separation of groups from other groups either by force or by the choice of that group.
Sink estates
council housing estates
that score badly
on the index of multiple deprivation
Social Clustering
Groups of people frequently living close to people of a similar background to feel more comfortable in their daily lives.
this may be voluntary or partly forced by economic factors such as poverty and affordability of housing.
sometimes known as polarisation
Social exclusion
the inability of a group of people to become involved in the cultural activities of a place.
Socio-economic impacts
the effect on people(social) and
businesses and employment (economic)
of an event or process
Spiral of decline
an on-going series of problems in an area,
where one problem can lead to others,
which in turn reinforces the problem
Stakeholders
an individual or group of people
who have an interest in the outcome of decisions made to change urban or rural areas
Urbanisation
an increase in the proportion of a population that lives in urban areas
as a result of rural to urban migration
which causes the growth of urban settlements