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What is the result of an abundance of local, national, and global processes such as the movement of people, capital, information, and resources in place characteristics?
Economic inequality between places
How can economic activities be classified?
By sector, type, and employment status
What determines a person's ability to work?
Health, life expectancy, and education levels
What is reflected in quality of life indices?
Inequalities in pay levels
What happens to the functions and demographic characteristics of places over time?
They change
What is a result of inequalities in pay levels?
Families with a low income have a lower quality of life
What is gentrification a process of?
Renovating a place to make it more attractive to the middle class and business world
What are some factors that contribute to the changes of places?
Physical factors, accessibility and connectedness, historical development, and the role of local/national planning
What is an example of a place that has undergone gentrification?
The London Docklands
What is the multiple deprivation index used to measure?
Deprivation, taking into account income, health, crime, living environment, and abandoned/derelict land
What is the purpose of regeneration?
To eradicate social and economic inequalities
What can be used to visually show changes in places?
Images, either contrasting two places or tracking before/after changes in one place
Explore how local, national, and global processes shape economies and societies. Learn about the factors that contribute to economic wealth and marginalization in different regions and how regeneration programs address economic inequalities.
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