1: What is in a place

• Place Profile Characteristics

  • Physical
  • Demography
  • Socio-economic
  • Cultural
  • Built-environment
  • Political
• Shifting flows examples

  • flows of people = migration, transport, car ownership
  • flows of resources = technology, industry
  • flows of money/ investment = government spending on an area, TNCs
  • flows of ideas = knowledge, economy, educational opportunities
• Deindustrialisation


  decline of manufacturing in the UK as secondary jobs were created
• outsourcing

  Moving jobs to factories and offices abroad where labour is cheaper in LIDCs
• containerisation

  The move to using large containerships to transport trade ships
• Social factors affecting quality of life/ standard of living

  • Access to health care services > large travel distance to health centres > can't receive quick treatment in emergencies > lower life expectancy
  • Education > unable to receive a good quality education in more deprived areas or if you can't afford / access travel > lack of educational qualifications > decreased job prospects > lower wages
• Economic factors affecting quality of life / standard of living

  • Access to employment > if you can't access employment due to disability or child care, you won't have a stable income > decreased GNI per Capita
  • Level of income > lower wages > lower household income > can't get the necessities needed > decreased GNI per Capita and increased poverty
• Physical factors affecting quality of life/ standard of living

  • Level of pollution > polluted areas increase respiratory infections > decreases life expectancy
  • Quality of housing > deprived areas where housing isn't developed > increased poverty rates
• Political factors affecting quality of life / standard of living

  • Affects your opportunity to participate in your community > what you can and can't do may be based on what laws are present in your country > affect your freedom to do certain activities > remove your freedom of marriage or religion