- Economic inequality includes pay differences between jobs (high wage vs low wage) and how expensive an area is for people
- Social inequality includes differences in housing, education, social services, healthcare, environment quality.
- Perceptions are what people think of an area. What image or impression or ideas you have about it. Regeneration is needed when an area has huge social and economic inequality or in an area that people have a poor perception on
- Regeneration aims to improve an area economically, socially, and therefore also improve what people think of a reputation the area has.
Key
Terms:
- Deindustrialisation: The change and movement of industries such as manufacturing from old MEDC centres to new centres in Asia
- Economic Restructuring/Global Shift: A change in the economy as it develops from primary and secondary industry to services in the UK
- Spiral Of Decline: Downward collapse of an area’s economy and social wellbeing.
Successful Region -
San Francisco Bay Area:
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Positives:
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Negatives:
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High average wage |
Low deprivation |
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Education standards are
high |
Not enough skilled workers
for low waged jobs |
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Inward migration from
skilled professions |
House prices are high |
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Gender inequality in the
work place |
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Less investment in rural
areas |
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Problems
In CBDs:
- Traffic congestion and parking issues
- Perception: Polluted or unsafe
- Out of town shopping centres
- Rent costs are high
- Internet shopping
Decline
Of Cotton Mills:
- Deindustrialised areas have suffered from economic restructuring e.g global shift and therefore a spiral of decline
Problems
In Coastal Towns:
- Tourist numbers decline
- Lack of employment in winter
- Drug use, health problems
- Spiral of decline