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Regenerating Places

Terms in this set (72)

Employment trends
Number of people employed and the number of jobs of which are occupied.
Economic Activity
production, distribution, and consumption of commodities.
Primary Sector
relating to the primary industry, harnessing raw materials, E.G mining, farming.
Secondary Sector
manufacturing of raw material.E.G factory work.
Tertiary Sector
the provision of services. E.G retail.
Quaternary Sector
knowledge-based sector of work, research, and development.
Part Time Employment
a form of employment that carries fewer hours than full time, usually working less than 30 hours per week.
Full Time Employment
a job that has a shared responsibility of provisions, working over 30 hours per week.
Temporary employment
an employee is expected to remain in a certain position for a period of time only. E.G working in retail over christmas.
Employed
to have work, of which a person is paid to do. E.G retail manager, accountant.
Self Employed
working for yourself as a freelance or owner. E.G independant builder.
Employment Data
Available to everyone, which may be given to those requesting employment.
Output Data
the process and method of data being available to be studied by a researcher.
Social Factors
things of which can affect someones lifestyle. E.G religion, family wealth.
Inequalities
a lack of equality
Quality of life
the standard of health, comfort and happiness experienced by a person.
Change in function
changing what an area was once used for.
Administrative
the running of a business/ organisation.
Commercial
making or intending to make profit.
Retail.
the sale of goods to the public.
Industrial
something that has been characterised by industry.
Demographic Characteristics
statistical data about a population, E.G age, gender, income.
Gentrification
the process of renovating/ improving a derelict area to become middle class.
Age Structure
the distribution of age groups in a population.
Ethnic Composition
the sharing of a common and distinctive culture, E.G history, dress, homeland, art.
Physical Factors
the weather or landscape.
Accessibility and Connectedness
how easy it is to get to a location.
Historical Development
what has changed in an area throughout the past, yet still links back to the heritage of the area, and what remains.
Role of Local and National Planning
planning for what is going to change/ be developed in a local area or on a more national scale.
Rebranding
to change the image of an area, developing a place to reposition the opinion of the public upon the area.
re-imaging
to change the appearance of a place to positively change the reputation of an area.
Place Identity
a cluster of ideas about how an area may be seen.
industrial heritage
physical remains of the history and infrastructure of an area.
Deindustrialised Cities.
areas where industrial activity has been reduced.
Regenerating
Positively transforming the economy of a place that has displayed symptoms of decline.
Post Production Countryside
Post-production countryside means how the countryside should be used if farming declines even more.
Heritage and Literary associations
a group to help people of the same heritage come together in a community.
Accessible Rural areas
a rural area with good connectivity
Remote rural areas
places that are less densely populated, with less accessibility.
Demographic
the structure of a population.
Relative and Absolute change
differences made over a time period, along with the time or for a completely different function.
Social progress
an improvement of social circumstances within an area.
Life Expectancy
an average period of time a person may expect to live.
Living Environment
basic knowledge about how living things function.
stakeholders.
Individulas, groups or organisations that have an interest in a particular project. They may be involved financially or emotionally because the development is in their neighbourhood.
Farm Diversification.
a farm branches out from its role in traditional farming to reach other target markets.
Investors
A person/ organisation that puts money into a scheme.
Land Use Change
changing the purpose of what an area of land is being used for. E.G from a forest to a factory, or from a brownfield site to a hotel.
Deprivation
people missing out on what is considered a necessity, E.G an education or good housing.
Income Deprivation
the amount of income a person receives doesn't cover the cost of what they need.
Employment Deprivation
The jobs available in an area not being suitable for the people who need jobs, perhaps an inadequate amount.
Health Deprivation
deprived of good quality health care.
Deprivation and crime.
people may have to resort to crime in order to get what they need.
Deprivation and the quality of living environment.
the higher the level of deprivation the lower the standard of living and the lower the level of environmental quality.
Successful Regions
areas with high rates of employment, have inward migration and low levels of multiple deprivation.
Inward Migration
people moving into the area
Internal Migration
people moving into a town from within the same country.
External Migration
moving in to an area from outside the country.
Multiple Deprivation.
people or areas that are deprived in many ways.
place
geographical spaces shaped by individuals and communities over time
rural-urban continuum
the unbroken transition from sparsely populated or unpopulated places to densely populated places
quinary
the highest levels of decision making in an economy, the top business executives and officials in a range of areas
location quotient
a mapable ratio which helps show specialisation in any data distribution. close or equal to 1 suggests local and national patterns are similar
glasgow effect
the impacts of poor health linked to deprivation
functions
the roles a place plays for its community and surroundings
connections
any type of physical, social or online linkages between places
sink estate
housing estates characterised by high levels of economic and socail deprivation and crime
gated communities
groups or singular houses with 24hr surveillance
communter villages
settlements that have a proportion of their population living in them but who commute out daily or weekly, usually to work
lived experience
the actual experience of living in a particular place or environment, have a profound impact on a persons perceptions and values
flagship regeneration projects
large-scale, prestigious preojects with the aim to generate a positive spin in a place
benefit-cost ratios
the balance between investment and outcomes
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