Urban And Rural Change In The Uk Flashcards
What is the range?
The distance a customer is willing to travel to buy a product
What is the threshold?
The minimum population size needed to create demand for an item or service
What are convenience goods?
Low cost items that consumers buy frequently
What are comparison goods?
More expensive items that customers buy less often, e.g clothes, TVs and washing machines
What is the catchment area of a shop?
The area from which the shop gets it’s customers
What is the Central Business District (CBD)?
The traditional town centre location for a wide range of shops and services
What are retail parks?
Out of town shopping centres usually housing large chain shops
What is a greenfield site?
Land that has not been built on before
What is a brownfield site
Land that has had a former use which is now unused or derelict
What are green belts?
An area where the building of new homes are restricted to protect the countryside
What is NIMBYism
‘not in my backyard’ - local people protesting about new housing being built
What is Counterurbanisation?
The process of change that involves population movement from urban areas to the countryside
What is urban to rural migration?
The movement of people from urban to rural areas
Why has there been a rise in online shopping?
The convenience of shopping from home, more choice to look for bargains, the difficulty and cost of parking in town centres, the large variety of goods available from shopping online
Why has the high street died?
Online shopping, cost of parking in town centres, success of out of town retail parks, large chain stores like Tesco offer more goods at a lower price
