Places have changed their function and characteristics over time (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Flashcards

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Gentrification definition

Process of improving an area to attract higher income groups to poorer areas

Age structure in rural UK areas

Increasingly elderly

Gentrification benefit: local authority income

Increased local tax income

Gentrification cost: housing affordability

Low income people can't afford higher property prices/rent

Physical factor causing place change example

Coastal erosion

Globalisation impact: manufacturing

Deindustrialisation - companies move to cheaper places

Historical development change example

Repurposing of historic buildings

Measure demographic changes tool

Census

Measure land-use changes tool

OS maps

Measure deprivation levels tool

IMD

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