Changing spaces

• What is an AC

  Advanced countries
• What is LIDC

  Low income developing country
• What is EDC

  emerging and developing
• what is PRGT

  Poverty reduction growth trust
• Characteristics forming the identity of a place

  -demographic

  -cultural

  -political

  -social-economic

  -physical geography

  -built environment
• Factors affecting perception

  -religion

  -age

  -gender

  -place in society

  -sexuality
• Causes of globalisation

  -improved communication

  -improved transport

  -growth of MNCs

  -Global banking

  -free trade
• Globalisation causes

  -flows of capital,production,services and people
• Economic aspect of globalisation

  -inter national banking

  -MNCs

  -Trade agreements

  -countries trading
• Social aspects of globalisation

  -social media

  -global media

  -tele communication

  -spread of west culture

  -international migration

  -emergence of English as a global language
• Political aspect of globalisation

  -treaties between countries

  -international conventions

  -trade agreements

  -countries trading
• Positive impacts of globalisation

  -choice and variety of food and goods

  -cheaper goods

  -larger labour market

  -homogenisation

  -division of labour
• Negative impacts of globalisation

  -pollution / environmental damages

  -increase global warming from industry

  -less job security

  -anti globalisation protests
• KOF index

  Measures three main dimensions which are economic,social and political on 0-100 scale
• The burgress Model

  Based on idea that land values are highest is centre and gets more developed as move away from centre
• The hoyt model

  less fixed than burgess model as all the sectors are around
• Formal presentations

  statistics which describe data with particular place
• Informal

  Informal ways of showing data like graffti ( sounds and sights )
• Census data

  Held every 10 years in UK
• Cloke‘s index of rurality

  -extreme rural

  -intermediate rural

  -intermediate non rural

  -extreme non-rural
• rural areas factors

  -remote

  -occupony rates

  -community

  -female population

  -amenities

  -population density

  -agriculture employment

  -elderly population
• Changes

  .Re-urbanisation ( regeneration)

  .intra-urban migration

  .counter urbanisation

  .sub-urbanisation
• Social inequality

  unequal distribution of factors
• Quality of life

  People needs and desires are meet, everyone has rights
• Standard of living

  The ability to access services and goods
• index of multiple deprivation ( government use )

  -employment

  -healthcare

  -housing

  -income

  -education
• Government strategies to tackle social and economic inequalities

  -pensions

  -education

  -law

  -healthcare

  -tax

  -planning

  -rural services

  -subsides (benefits)
• Roles of planners and architects

  -efficient planning system will carry high quality places and designs

  -urban design and public space advisor

  -influence lives

  -individual homes and public spaces created
• Roles of residents association

  -make people feel safer

  -social cohesion

  -hold community events to raise money