Topic 4 - Regeneration EQ1 Flashcards
Define primary jobs?
A job that produces goods and services for customers that are predominantly outside the community, decreased greatly in post industrial times
- include jobs like farming,mining,fishing and forestry
Define secondary jobs
Involve manufacturing and processing materials for example iron and steel and car manufacturing
- decrease in post industrial time
Define tertiary jobs?
Involves the service sector with jobs like tourism and banking
- main job in post industrial time
Define quaternary jobs?
Involve high tech research and design
- slight increase in post industrial time
Define quinary jobs?
Involves knowledge management, consultant and leadership (CEOS)
- slight increase in post industrial
What is the Clark-fisher model?what does it show?
Shows how economic activity changes over time, it focuses on how countries move from primary to secondary to tertiary sectors as they develop
- idea that primary and secondary sectors decrease as a country develops
Define an informal job, explain how it differs to a formal job?
Job with no formal working agreement between employer and employees, no fixed wage of working hours - formal job have a contract with fixed wage and working hours
Explain the difference between a permanent job and a temporary job?
Permanent job is a long term job without a predetermined end date, temporary work is working for a set time
Explain the difference between full time and part time?
Full time is working more then 35 hours a week, part time is working less then 35 hours
Explain how you job can affect your quality of life?
Someone working an informal job is likely to be under more pressure as they do not have a fixed wage or working hours, this can make it hard with paying bills and rent as they do not know how much they will be making - might not be able to spend money on social actives like going out and eating at restraunts for example
Define three characteristics of a ‘place’?
- can be used to describe an area or location
- can be a completely artificial urban place or modified rural landscape
- shaped by internal and external conditions
Explain how areas with high employment rates are linked with good health - look at Kingston for your answer?
Areas with high employment like Kingston (70%) will have a higher average income (£8000 more then uk average) and therefore more taxes which means more funding for healthcare and services - this explains why Kingston has a high percentage of people in good health 65%
Explain the link between low employment rates with health, refer to Hackney in your answer?
Hackney has an average employment rate of 60% but has an income of £29,500 (which is £6000 less then Kingston) this results in less money through taxes so their is a decreased budget for healthcare and services - explains why Hackney has 24% lower percentage of people in good health then Kingston
Explain how inequality of employment rates can affect social factors?
Higher number of people working (high employment rate) means there is more people working and earning money which they can spend on social activities like golf or eating out at restaurants - this results in a greater quality of life
What is the index of multiple deprivation (IMD) Explain how it can be used?
Measure where places are ranked by their relative level of deprivation, it is used by governments and local authorities to target regeneration, allocate resources and target hotspots of crime
- data may be quantitive or qualitative
Explain the 2015 findings on IMD?
- deprivation still concentrated in large urban areas which have a history of manufacturing and heavy industry - eg east London and Liverpool
- many deprived London boroughs like hackney have become less deprived
Explain the impacts of unemployment?
Affects heath, life expectancy and education - for example Camden (one of Londons most deprived areas) 34% of children live in poverty, evidence shows that growing up in poverty increases the likelihood of dropping out of further education and therefore obtaining lower level qualifications making getting high paying jobs almost impossible
Explain why better education can lead to higher employment rates?
Areas like Kingston which higher average income and more taxes, will be able to spend more money on education thus providing a better education for students so more obtain level 4 qualifications (51%)
Explains Kingston’s function and characteristics in the 19th century?
Town grew rapidly with improved road and rail communications which allowed people to bring goods to the two
Explains Kingston’s function and characteristics in the 20th century?
Local industry declined and factories were redeveloped for offices,housing and restaurants
Pedestrianisation of most of Kingston has meant people could use the area for shopping, this has increased the number of shops in the area
Explain how Kingston is changing now - give 2 social factors?
Social changes - in order to meet the target 1364 houses to facilitate the expected population increase of 20,000 by 2029 there are plans to demolish and regenerate the Cambridge estate which could see 2000 new homes built, also plans to develop Canbury car park into 445 residential appartments
Explain how Kingston is changing now - give 2 economic factors?
There are plans to regenerate and improve Kingston’s historic character to provide a greater tourist attraction, makeover for Kingston’s ancient market by providing more space efficient stalls and improving lighting
-plans to reanimate Kingston’s all saints church which will allow it to participate in royal coronations
Explain how physical factors can change a place - give 2 examples?
- dynamic changing landscapes present management challenges - sea level rise and climate change cause rapid coastal erosion so towns have to invest in flood defences
- new policies and descions has seen farmland converted to large solar farms
Explain how accessibility can change a place - give 3 examples?
- development of UK’s motorway and rail networks has resulted in a decline of former major railway towns
- growth of regional airports has facilitated immigration from Eastern Europe to rural urban areas areas
- upgrade of communication infrastructure - 2/3 of Uk has access to fibre optic broadband