Urban Decline And Regeneration key terms Flashcards

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Urban decay

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Where a previously functioning part of a city falls into disrepair and decrepitude

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Segregation

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Setting a group of people or things apart from one another

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Gentrification

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The process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to a middle class taste

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Multiple deprivation

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An amalgamation of social, environmental and economic deprivation

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Urban decline

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The process by which a city or part of a city falls into disrepair and decrepitude, with depopulation or changing population, economic restructuring, abandoned buildings, high local unemployment, fragmented families, political disenfranchisement, crime and a desolate, inhospitable landscape.

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Urban social exclusion

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The problems faced by society in areas of multiple deprivation where people are excluded from full participation in society. They’re unable to get a job due to sub standard education and can’t get a house due to poverty.

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Deindustrialisation

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The reduction of the industrial capacity or activity of an area, particularly in inner cities

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Migration

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The movement at least semi permanently of a person from one area to another

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Globalisation

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Th process by which a company or industry begins to function on an international scale

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Counter urbanisation

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The process by which people move from urban to rural areas

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Political disenfranchisement

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Where people feel let down or out of touch with their government and this can lead to low election turnouts

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Green field sites

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A site which has not been previously built upon

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Private sector

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The part of the national economy which isn’t under state control

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Overspill population

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Where there are too many people in an area

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Vacant factories

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Factories which are no longer used

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Public sector

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The part of the economy which is under state control

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Lack of community feel

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Common in areas which are politically disenfranchised, there’s a feeling of mistrust among residents

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Civil unrest

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Where a group of people cause unrest

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Brownfield sites

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Sites on which there has been previous development

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Peripheral council estates

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Council estates constructed in the suburbs or outskirts of urban areas

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Amenities

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A desirable/useful feature of a building/place