At the heart of places are people.
What makes a place different from, or
the same as, other places is largely
down to people.
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What characteristics make up a
place?
At the heart of places are people.
What makes a place different from, or
the same as, other places is largely
down to people.
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Toxteth
Younger Population
High Migration Rates
78.8% white
24% of people have their own house
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Lympstone
Top Heavy Age Structure
98.9% White
66% have their own house
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Perception of place
Gender
Religion
Age
Sexuality
Performed Role
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Kurdistan
Kurds denied their own country by Turkey
Even though they don't have a specified place, their area is home to them
Shows that places are not only defined by boundaries
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Globalisation
The expansions of different industries making places seem very similar
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Formal and Informal Representations
Informal- through media
'Do They Know Its Christmas?'- 'There wont be snow in Africa this Christmas'
Formal- first hand accounts of different countries in Africa
Global, National, Local
Wealth, Housing, Health, Education
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Structural Economic Change
Structural change refers to a dramatic shift in the way an industry or market functions, usually
brought on by major economic developments.
Deindustrialisation
Circle of decay
The multiplier effect
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Cyclical Economic Change
A boom is a period of rapid economic expansion resulting in higher GDP, lower unemployment and rising asset prices.
A recession is a significant decline in
economic activity, lasting at least two quarters.
Normally visible in: GDP, income,
employment, in
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Birmingham- Government
Government has attracted inward investment to bring about the construction of the National Exhibition Centre (NEC).
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Birmingham- Flagship Developments
The international convention centre is now the
Barclaycard Centre – attracts conferences
internationally + nationally.
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Birmingham- Transport
The main railway station, New Street, has
been transformed by a £700m investment. This involved Network Rail, private developers and retailers such as John Lewis creating an area called Grand Central. Shops, cafes, restaurants and offices have created 100
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Birmingham- Players
Matthew Boulton established the 1st factory in the world – ‘Soho Manufacturing’ in 1761 with 700 employees
John Dunlop set up Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd in Birmingham in 1901 to manufacture Dunlop tyres. Initially this was for bicycles and later for motor vehi
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What characteristics make up a
place?
Back
At the heart of places are people.
What makes a place different from, or
the same as, other places is largely
down to people.
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