UK population, Migration, Rural Places, New Homes, Sustainable communities, Greenfield and Brownfield sites Flashcards
What is counter-urbanisation?
The movement of people out of towns and cities to rural areas
What has happened to the population of the UK?
It has grown
What are the 4 social factors that have affected population change?
Healthcare, NHS so longer life expectancy and low infant mortality rates
Marriage, people marry later so they do not have as many children
Culture, people delay having children until their 30s so they then have less children
Ageing population, A large amount of elderly people staying alive longer.
What are the 3 economic factors that have affected population change?
High cost of raising a family
Maternity pay
Career
What are the 4 political factors that have affected population change?
Contraception
Maternity/paternity rights
Migration
Vaccination programmes
What are the reasons for people migrating to to UK?
Jobs Stable political system Good health service Better rates of pay Good education system
What are the reasons for internal/domestic migration in the UK? (Moving from one part of the UK to another)
Cost of housing
Change of lifestyle e.g retirement
In search of work to further their career
Locate near family
Give 3 positive impacts of both internal/domestic migration and international migration into the UK
More young adults paying taxes
Many low paid unskilled jobs that UK citizens do not want to do are filled.
Diversity and culture means the UK has a greater range of foods, restaurants etc.
Give 3 negative impacts of both internal/domestic migration and international migration into the UK
An increase in birth rate
House price increases in popular areas
Strain on schools
Does the UK need to build more homes?
yes
What garden city did you study?
Ebbsfleet, Kent
What eco homes example did you study?
edZed, Surrey
What do we mean by ‘sustainable community’?
A community which is designed to have minimal impact on the environment.
Give 7 features of a sustainable community?
Local jobs nearby
Public transport available
Use of green technologies
Facilities for people of all ages
Affordable housing
Some buildings designed for elderly people
Built on brownfield rather than a green field site
What is the Egan Wheel?
It shows the criteria to judge a sustainable community
