Contemporary Urban Environments

• Accessibility


  How easy it is to travel to a place or interact with an individual
• Agriculture Based Regeneration

  The focus of regeneration is to help local farms produce extra revenue such as creating farm shops, building the reputation of local produce and starting local farm attractions
• Amenity Value


  The value of a resource to locals and businesses
• Built Environment

  The buildings and infrastructure within an urban area
• Capital

  Productive assets, goods or financial stakes
• Central Business District (CBD)


  The centre of a city, containing a high density of businesses and TNC headquarters
• Council Estate

  Consisting only of social housing, with tenants on subsidised rent
• Counter Urbanisation

  An increase in the proportion of a population living within rural areas, due to migration from urban to rural regions
• Cultural Enrichment

  The addition of ideas, traditions and beliefs due to the arrival of new people
• Cultural Erosion

  The loss of culture, resulting in a change in ideas or disregard for traditions
• Culture

  The way of life of a particular group of people at a particular time, generally customs and beliefs
• Cuture-led Regeneration

  The focus of regeneration is to enhance historic or cultural attractions of an area such as opening stately homes and building a reputation based on famous residents
• Deindustrialisation

  A reduction in industrial capacity, leading to social and economic change within a region
• Demographic

  The characteristics of a population
• Deprivation

  Individuals lack basic services or objects they would expect to have in the 21st century
• Dereliction

  The loss of industry or productivity of land, leaving it abandoned
• Diversity

  Variation within a population, in their characteristics, background and behaviour
• Elite Migrants

  Migration due to an individuals wealth or status, often investing in the host country through investment visas, property or business
• Environment Impact Assessment

  The study of environmental impacts caused by large business projects
• Environmental Regeneration

  The focus of regeneration is to restore and maintain natural environments such as woodlands, beaches and national parks
• Ethnicity

  The cultural background of a group of people, often based on religion or country of origin
• Gated Community

  Urban neighbourhoods surrounded by gates often to improve privacy and safety. They can add to segregation within a community
• Gentrification

  Renovation of older/deteriorating buildings or areas with the aim of attracting high-income individuals or elite businesses to a place
• Governance

  The management of a place or group of people
• Hard Regeneration

  Construction of new buildings and infrastructure and investment within a region
• Idyll

  A location with ideal living conditions and good qualities. Often based on a perception
• Inequality

  Differences in income, well-being and wealth between individuals, communities and society
• Internal Migration

  The movement of people within a country
• International Migration

  The movement of people from one country to another
• Leisure-led Regeneration

  The focus of regeneration is to attract tourists or improve the social quality of life
• Life-Cycle Stage

  The change in opinions and values at different stages of an individual's life
• Life Expectancy

  The average number of years an individual is likely to live, determined at birth
• Lived Experience

  The contribution of experiences and opportunities to an individual's views and values
• Media

  The publishing of information and production of entertainment
• Multicultural

  The existence, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within a single geographic area
• Non-Agricultural Based Regeneration

  The focus of regeneration is to produce revenue for rural businesses
• Perception

  A person's view of a place or issue based on feelings, experience and outside forces such as the media
• Political Engagement

  The willingness and ability of an individual to vote or join political parties or pressure groups
• Pressure Group

  Usually voluntary organisations, with the aim of persuading the public and changing government policy or authorities actions
• Population Density

  The number of people per square kilometre