City inequalities (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Flashcards
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Definition of deprivation
Definition of deprivation
Lack of access to essential resources & opportunities
Birmingham's economic transformation
Birmingham's economic transformation
Deindustrialisation - manufacturing decline to services
Main drivers of Birmingham's economic change
Main drivers of Birmingham's economic change
Manufacturing decline & insufficient investment
SOA acronym meaning
SOA acronym meaning
Super Output Area
SOA population size range
SOA population size range
Between 1,000 and 3,200 people
Total number of SOAs in England
Total number of SOAs in England
32,484
% of Birmingham population in most deprived areas
% of Birmingham population in most deprived areas
Approximately 40%
Birmingham's 2004-2007 ranking in West Midlands
Birmingham's 2004-2007 ranking in West Midlands
Most deprived local authority
Sutton Four Oaks deprivation ranking
Sutton Four Oaks deprivation ranking
Top 5% least deprived SOAs in UK
Population density effect on inner city services
Population density effect on inner city services
Strains services & infrastructure, reduces quality
Employment challenge in deprived Birmingham areas
Employment challenge in deprived Birmingham areas
Skills mismatch - jobs don't match local qualifications
Investment levels in inner city areas
Investment levels in inner city areas
Limited public funding for infrastructure
Most severely deprived category nationally
Most severely deprived category nationally
Top 5% most deprived
Ripple effect of economic change
Ripple effect of economic change
Less jobs→lower incomes→reduced spending→declining services