[Unit 4A: Enquiry Question 2] Flashcards
Regenerating places
what makes a successful region
innovation
education
FDI
transport links
environmental quality
job opportunities
what is the key term: “one place leads to successive changes in other places”
Mydral’s cumulative causation
what is a two tier economy
when there is a disparity between wealthy groups and low income groups. caused by a place regenerating.
what could be an issue with creating new jobs in a deprived location
sometimes there is a skill shortage for the new jobs so they have to recruit overseas. or invest in more local programs.
Berkshire is a successful place. what is good about their connections
m4 runs along centre
close to heathrow
close to m25
Berkshire is a successful place. what is good about their immigration rates
40% come for work
23% come as students
Berkshire is a successful place. what is good about their IMD data
0.4% deprived
spread across city, not a single point
Berkshire is a successful place. what is good about their property prices
demand is high, so expensive.
6 bedroom house for over 2 mil
Berkshire is a successful place. what is good about their employment types
high employment rates
easy commute to london
major IT companies nearby
Berkshire is a successful place. what is good about their employment rates
1/2 workers are in quaternary or quinary
why is silicon valley successful
high tech industry
good links with 2nd tier unis. stanford
infrastructure and transport links
what are the positive impacts of being a successful place on silicon valley
economic growth
employment opportunities
what are the negative impacts of being a successful place on silicon valley
housing crisis
social inequality / disparities
congestion
environmental issues
what is the spiral of decline
deindustrialisation
people leave for more opportunities
employers can’t recruit
less investment in area
businesses shut
less money so less economic output
people notice decline and lower QoL
give as many case studies facts as you can about the rust belt in the USA
- was a steel & car manufacture
- fell into deprivation after global shift
- Kentucky is one of USA’s poorest towns
- Kentucky population is 1200
- people live in trailers
- only 5% have college degree
- 56% deaths due to OD
- life expectancy is 68yrs
give as many facts as possible about Middlesbrough UK
- average house price 57k (2015)
- low life expectancy (76)
- 20k people migrated out since 1980
- 13% unemployment
- 30% houses have nobody in paid employment
- ofsted reported schools as “require improvement”
define “civic engagement”
ways in which people participate in their community, which improve the QoL and shape the communities future
why is their low engagement in deprived areas
migration out –> loss of community
lack of facilities
high crime
dont have time - long jobs
dont vote as no point
how can engagement be measured
national election turnout
local election turnout
support for local events
define “lived experience”
experience of living in a place. Impacts peoples perceptions and values, as well as outlook on world.
what factors affect engagement
age
length of residence
levels of deprivation
gender
ethnicity
define “social polarisation”
process of segregation within a society which emerges from income inequality and economic restructuring. Resulting in clustering
define “top down decision”
government plans dont align with residential interests. leading to political apathy
how is resentment bred in a community
regeneration having economic motives through top down decisions
