Urban change Flashcards
What sector is the service economy in?
Tertiary sector
Give a fact about the number of employees in the service economy.
There is a high number of employees in the service economy.
Is the service economy valuable?
It is a high value industry
Give some impacts of a factory closure.
. public out of jobs
. less income in local economy
. residents move out of area
. Derelict area= squatters
. Less air and noise pollution
How has longbridge site changed since closing?
. Built 350 new homes
. Built new colleges and an industrial park
. New three acre green space
. IT services
Why are cities known as living systems?
Because of the dynamic interactions of people who live there and how one person can impact many others and how a everything relies on something else.
What are the 4 causes of deindustralisation?
. reduced need for labour
.reduced demand
. globalization of manufacturing
. increased costs
why is there a reduced need for labour?
the rapid mechanization and application of new technologies
Why is there a reduced demand for the manufacturing sector?
Household incomes increase, so people prefer to spend their disposable income on services rather than on manufactured goods
How has the globalization of manufacturing led to deindustralisation?
Multinationals outsourcing labour to LICs because it is cheaper
