3.4C Deindustrialisation and its problems

• Deindustrialisation = the decline of manufacturing industry in a country, leading to a loss of jobs and economic decline
• Social problems to do with deindustrialisation =

  • Increased unemployment
  • increased crime rates
  • creates low-income area
  • loss of housing
  • increased levels of deprivation
• Environmental problems to do with deindustrialization:

  • increased Brownfield sites
  • soil and water contamination
  • loss of biodiversity
  • air quality issues
• dereliction = the state of being abandoned or left in a ruined or neglected state
• deprivation = a lack of resources or opportunities in an area for it to develop
• Redcar economic losses (Leicester):

  • unemployment jumped by 16.2%
  • 3,000 people were claiming unemployment benefits
  • 2,000 job losses
• Redcar social losses (Leicester)

  • described as a Ghost town
  • steelworkers skills are not easily transferable
  • charity shops on the high streets are depressed