Urbanisation Flashcards
Name the policies set between 1997 - 2010
- Regional development agencies
- English partnerships
- Urban regeneration policies
Name the policies set between 2010 - 2015
- New home bonus
- Community infrastructure levy
- Localism act and tax increment financing
Describe the regeneration of Longbridge
Redevelopment of a 468 acre brownfield site, previously a car plant, transformed into a mixed community development
Name some aspects of the Longbridge regeneration scheme
- 350 homes build
- £100 million Longbridge technology park
- Austin park
Name some causes of deindustrialisation
- Reduced need for labour
- Reduced demand for manufactured goods
- Globalisation of manufacturing
- Increased costs
What causes decentralisation
Competition for space in urban areas
Why is building in the suburbs more attractive to businesses
- Allows for custom planning and designs
- Business parks and out of town shopping complexes
What’s the effect of decentralisation
Encourages the population to move out of the city (counter-urbanisation)
What caused the shift in employment from manufacturing to service
- Rise of the knowledge economy
- Growth in research and development
- Increase in tourism
- Expanding customer demands for leisure/luxury services
Define urbanisation
Increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas
Define suburbanisation
Movement of people, employment and services towards the edge of the city
Define counter-urbanisation
Movement from urban to rural areas
Define urban resurgence
Movement back to the city
Give some reasons for suburbanisation
- Improved transport
- Advances in technology
- Increased car ownership
Give some reasons for counter-urbanaisation
- Better quality of life
- Early retirement
- Increased wealth
