diverse place

• Accessibility


  How easy it is to travel to a place or interact with an individual
• Administration Centre

  Places that make decisions about how to organise infrastructure and economic activity for the surrounding areas
• Amenity Value

  The value of a resource to locals and businesses (beaches, timber, coal)
• 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
• Commuter

  An individual who regularly travels a distance between their residence and their employment
• Cultural Enrichment

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


  The loss of a 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
• 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 a land, leaving it abandoned
• Diversification

  Where a company may look to offer different services or sell a wider range of products to appeal to a new target audience
• Diversity


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


  Migration due to an individual's wealth or status, often investing in the host country through investment visas, property or business
• Empty Nester


  A couple whose children have moved out (post-university age)
• Environmental Impact Assessment


  The study of environmental impacts caused by large business projects
• Ethnicity


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


  An ever more rapid increase in something. For example, the world's population is growing exponentially
• Fertility Rate


  The number of children born per 1000 women each year
• 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
• 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
• Gentrification


  The renovation or rebuilding of older/deteriorating buildings or areas with the aim of attracting high-income individuals or elite businesses to a place
• International Migration


  The movement of people from one country to another
• 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 (e.g. BBC, local newspapers, radio stations)
• Mortality Rate


  The number of deaths per thousand people
• Multicultural


  The existence, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within a single geographic area
• 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
• Population Density


  The number of people per square kilometre
• Rebranding


  Creating a new look or reputation for an area
• Regional Disparity


  The economic (or cultural) gap between different parts of a country