topic4- regenerating places (EQ1??***)

Question 1

whats regeneration

Answer 1

the redevloping of former industrialised areas or outdated housing to bring about economic or social change.

Question 2

whats PLACE

Answer 2

PLACE- geographical spaces shaped by individuals and communities over time.

Question 3

why have primary and secondary jobs shrunk in the UK

Answer 3

goods can be imported cheaply from abraod and in Britain its now harder to mine

Question 4

why have tertiary and quaternary sectors grown in the uk

Answer 4

the UK rebranded t&q sectors such as tourism and retail grew due to this and Q grew due to connectivity and financial centres

Question 5

whats a two speed economy

Answer 5

when one area of a country develops at a faster rate than the others

Question 6

what is the two speed economy between in the UK

Answer 6

London (South East ) and the rest of the UK (particularly the North)

Question 7

why is there a two speed economy in the UK

Answer 7

-London and the SE receive a lot more FDI due to their connectivity ( major airports, roads, trains, motorways)
-London is home to the economic hub and many banks- political and economic decisions are made here.
-London is the capital and has the highest population= more economically active= more taxes paid to gov= SWITCHED ON

Question 8

what is quality of life

Answer 8

quality of life is a measure of wellbeing and life-satisfaction of people living in a particular place.

Question 9

whats the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)*

Answer 9

The governments geographical measure of multiple deprivation takes into account 7 types of deprivation
:income, employment, education, health, crime, housing and living environment, barriers to housing srvices
-the lower the number the more deprived the area is.
- the higher the number, the least deprived an area is.

Question 11

what function may an area have? ignore

Answer 11

• many rural areas are sites of intensive food production
  -mechanisation- industrial towns or cities
  -location near to coat or rivers or valuable natural resources
  -retail destinations

Question 12

ignore whats ethnic consumption

Answer 12

-information about the ethnic characteristics of people

Question 13

whats demographic change

Answer 13

-changes in the type of people living in an area

Question 14

demographic characteristics?

Answer 14

-data about a group of people such as their age, gender or income

Question 15

ignore
age structure?

Answer 15

-the distribution of various age groups in a certain population

Question 16

whats a factor that plays a key role in the demographic changes and function of a place in the UK.

Answer 16

post ww2

Question 17

state the location of the London Docklands

Answer 17

situated by the Thames
Includes Canary Wharf
The isle of dogs is situated here.
East London

Question 18

what was the function of the London Docklands in the 19 century

Answer 18

-Major port
-extremely busy
-they were the closest docks to the city of London
-the docks were used to import and export goods
- by the 1950s the docks became derelict and abandoned

Question 19

what were the 4 main reasons causing the decline of the Docklands

Answer 19

-factories
-containerisation
-port industry (go ovr)
-size of ships

Question 20

state stuff about the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC)- 1981

Answer 20

• The London docklands needed a plan as part of a local or national strategy for dealing with dereliction or unemployment.
  this is known as market-led regeneration leaving the private sector i.e the free market to make decisions about the future of the docklands.
  they had planning powers over local councils- companies would obtain tax breaks on new buildings to attract investors

Question 21

whats market led regeneration

Answer 21

the improvement of an area which is driven by the potential needs of customers.

Question 22

quality of life- quantitate or qualitative, what factors can it measure

Answer 22

-quantitative
looks at health, safety quality of housing and the sense of community

Question 23

photos- quantitate or qualitative, what factors can it measure

Answer 23

-qualitative
compare place over time and land use - has an area been rebranded

Question 24

decibel meter- quantitate or qualitative, what factors can it measure

Answer 24

-quantitative
measures noise over time> if an area has experienced regeneration, the decibel reading may be higher

Question 25

interviews - quantitate or qualitative, what factors can it measure

Answer 25

-qualitative,can be quantitative
people share their opinions on an area over time and how it can change - change in opinions over time

Question 26

environmental quality survey- quantitate or qualitative, what factors can it measure

Answer 26

-quantitative
see how polluted the area is and how pollution has changed over time

Question 27

census profile- quantitate or qualitative, what factors can it measure

Answer 27

-quantitative
identifies population characteristics ( age, house price, social economic, gender)
shows how demographic has changed

Question 28

5 reasons why places have changed + explain

Answer 28

-physical factors-increase sustainable envronment(flood defences and renewable products)
-accessibility and connectedness -development of motor way, rail network(HS1), airports, fibre optics
-historical development-places have changed overtime howver characterists still reflect historty- attractions, increased affluence
-local and national planning- uk gov strugglign with shortage of housing
-other factors-

Question 29

what are centrifugal forces

Answer 29

factors that drive local people away from an area

Question 30

what are centripetal forces

Answer 30

factors that hold an area together in terms of people

Question 31

what was the 4 ways in which the LDDC regenerated the land, what did they improve

Answer 31

-housing
-local community
-environment change
-transport

Question 32

what did the LDDC do in terms of housing

Answer 32

50,000+ homes built since 1981

Question 33

what did the LDDC do in terms of local community

Answer 33

£20 mil spent on community and environmental projects

Question 34

what did the LDDC do in terms of environment change

Answer 34

600 hectares of land was reclaimed in 1988

Question 35

what did the LDDC do in terms of transport

Answer 35

DLR(dockland land railway) opened in 1987 costing £73 million
exentedning jubilee line
london city airport
new roads

Question 36

How can change be meaured

Answer 36

employment trends,
demographic changes, land use changes and levels of
deprivation