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Topic 5- Uk Human Flashcards

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Strategies to reduce disparities between the urban core and rural periphery

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Regional development grants
Assisted areas
Improvements to transport
Eu grants
Enterprise zones
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National migration

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Retirement
Rural to urban
Brain drain

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International migration

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Former colonies
Eu enlargement
Conflict in Syria

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Site of London

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A bride across the Thames
Flat land
Water was deep for ships

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Situation of London

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In Europe
-can trade quickly by sea
London’s time zone
- trade with Asia, Australia and further on in the day America

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London’s connectivity

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Regionally
Nationally
Internationally

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Regionally

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M25
Bus
Tube

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Nationally

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M4
M1
South west trains
Birmingham airport

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Internationally

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Heathrow
Gatwick
Eurostar

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Increasing FDI

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Globalisation
Privatisation
Free trade policies

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Globalisation

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  • increase connections between countries
    More TNC = more FDI
    Through trade of goods and services
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Privatisation

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Ownership of services changing from public (government) to private

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Free trade policies

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No tariffs or import duties to pay on trade e.g. within the EU

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Internal migration

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Graduates seeking jobs and London lifestyle

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International migration

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Skilled workers

Unskilled workers

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Deprivation

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Lack of wealth and services

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To mesure deprivation

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Access to jobs
Crime rates
Education
Healthcare
Housing tenure
Living standards
Money
Transport
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Unemployment rates

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Parts of east London had unemployment rates of over 60%

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Depopulation

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Between 1971 and 1981 London lost over 500 000 people

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Suburbanisation

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Outer suburbs of London gained people while inner suburbs lost them

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2 ways that allowed suburbanisation to become possible

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London’s underground opened

Electrification of surface rail made travelling faster

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Decentralisation

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Shifting the balance of shopping activity and employment away from the CBD

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Decentralisation led to the growth of:

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Out of town shopping centres
Retail parks
Business parks
E commerce

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Difficulties in deciding where to live in London

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Price
Family size
Crime rates

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Re-urbanisation

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Space
Investment
Gentrification
Studentification

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Space (re urbanisation)

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Closure of London docks and industries have created space for redevelopment

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Investment (re urbanisation)

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Large TNCs have created jobs

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Gentrification (re urbanisation)

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Richer people want to live close to where they work

Poor people can’t afford so have to move out

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Studentification (re urbanisation)

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University expansion has been caused by demand from overseas students

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Regeneration

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Redeveloping former industrial or residential areas to improve them

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Rebranding

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Changing the image of the place

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How to make cities sustainable

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Recycling
Use of Fossil fuels
Commentions charges
Electric cars
Hydrogen buses
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Sustainability - transport

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Congestion charge
Hybrid buses
Electric cars

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Sustainability - employment

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Encourage people to work at home 1-2 days a week

Flexible working hours

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Sustainability - Affordable housing

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FIRST STEPS

you buy 25% or 50% of the house and rent the remainder

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Sustainability - energy efficient housing

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BedZed

Use 81% less energy

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Sustainability - green spaces

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Housing demand in London can only be met by building on greenfield land

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Sustainability - recycling

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Reusing waste
Providing accessible recycling and composting services
Providing recycling bins all over the city

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London’s interdependance

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Urban areas can get farm produce
This then provides an income for the farmers

Rural areas can get healthcare from urban areas
They can go there in times of emergency

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Diversification

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Change and develop an idea
E.g Lobbs farm
Had a farm but then made a shop to go with it- produce more income

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