UK's evolving human landscape

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population density

number of people living in given area

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uk population distribution

  • population density highest in cities

  • high in areas around major cities or where major cities have developed into conurbation

  • upland areas motslty rural,rural sparsely populatted

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conurbation

towns that have merged to form continous urban areas

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urban core economic activity

  • higher concentration-60% of job in cities found here

  • tertiary and manufacturanign sector

  • lots of people live in city as more jobs and bettr paid

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rural areas economic activity

  • fewer job opportunities

  • primary

  • seasonal tourism industry

  • some near urban have become commuter settlements-people live there and travel there for work

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age structure in areas

  • higher proportion of younger people in big cities-closer to jobs so higher proportion of poulation of working age

  • higher proportion of older people in rural areas as move out of cities to retire to more peacefl environment

  • younger people leaver rural areas to work in cities

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rural areas poverty

  • isolated on periphery of uk which are inacessible have few employment opportunities as difficult to farm and few natural resources,young people leave to find jobes elesewhere so loos of services

  • around former industrial areas where loss of manufacturing caused high unemployment and no new jobs

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creating enterprise zones to reduce differences in wealth

  • created 55

  • offer companies range of benefits for locating in enterprise zones-reduced taxes,simpler plannin rules and improved infrastrcuture

  • used to encourage companies to locate in areas of high unemployment bringing jobs and income which could help poorer rural areas to develop

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transpiort infrastrcutre to reduce differences in wealth

  • uk government plans to link london,birminghM,LEEDS AND MANCHESTER WITH NEW HIGH SPEED RAIL-hs2 Increase capacity and allow fater journeys into major cities promoting industry and jobs in poorer rural areas

  • lancashire city council built new road to link port to m6

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regional development aim to reduce differences in wealth

  • eu used EDf to promote growth in poorer rural areas ny investing in small hightech businesses providing training to improve local peoples skill and funding infrastructure

  • common agriculture policy is an EU initiative to make sure EU farmers can earn living from farming includes training for farmers and assistance for young farmers starting up as well as subsides for rural diversification projects

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migration

  • half populations growth by migration

  • between 1970 and 82 more poeple left uk than kmoved

  • since 83 more pople moved to than out

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how migration affects distribution

  • young national migrans and most internationional move to major cities as most jobs are and where universities

  • counterurbanisation as welathy people move out of cities to seek better qualit of life

  • older people move to coastal areas when retire

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how migration influenc age strctrue

  • The large number of young migrants (20-29) increases the population in this age group.

  • Migration also affects the age structure of the UK by increasing the birth rate, because many migrants are of child-bearing age. Immigrants make up about 13% of the UK population, but account for about 27% of babies born.

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how uk immigration policy increased diveristy

  • after war encoruaged immigration from commonwelath to fulfill skill shirtage

  • later entry restricted but work permits for migrants with desireable skills

  • uk has hg proportion of carribean and asian ethinicyt-10%

  • since 1995 eu allowed free movement of peoplewithin member countries to fins work

  • international migration oncreasd culturLdiverisry introduce language,art,fesoval and fashion

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prinary and secondary secotrs

  • primary decreased as farming become more mechanised so fewer people needed and mining declined as competition abroad and cheaper alternative fuels

  • secondary decreased due to global shift

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teritary and quaternary sector

  • employment inservice increa

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what is happening to fdi in uk

increasing

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why has globalisation increased fdi in uk

  • trasnport and communications links improved making easier for companies to operate in uk

  • london developed as global finacial centre

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why has privatisation increased fdi

  • services previously run by uk governemnt offered to private firms

  • increased fdi as foreign firms can buy them/merge them

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why has free trade policie increased fdi

  • reduce import and export restrictions making it easier for countries to trade

  • promoted between member contries of EU increasing fdi from eu as companies can move goods ad services freely between uk and home country

  • free trade agreements with other countries can attract investors to uk who want access to eurpean market and often include special agreements for investment as part fo deal

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how uk economy affected by tncs

  • b-job created,large scale projecs built that uk governemtn can afford to py,often leead the way in developing new projects,technology and business practices that can be used by other firm to increase productivty

  • c-overrelaince on tnc,big effecs of choose to relocate or change suppliers,local businesses struggle to compete

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london

  • global city in south east england

  • sited on flat floodplain of river thames

  • caital city and is essential part of uk economy -20% of economy

  • centre of uks transport sytem,major port till 1981 ans still has shipping ink,2 major international airports and 3 smaller ones ,easy acces to mainland europe through channel tunnel

  • major influence on surrounding area companies attracted to region

  • world city one of 2 most i,portant financial centres

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london cbd

  • city of loondon

  • commerciak

  • mix of new high rise office blocks and histrorical buildings

  • expeenive ladn so hig building density

  • few small parks

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inner city

  • newham-lowclass residential,high denisty,old terraced housing,1960s-70 high rise flats and modern apartment buildings,poor environmental quality and some green space

  • chelsea-highclassresidential,80% houses built before 1919,expensive land so high building density,lots of large terraced housing some conveted into flats,high quality green space and most house have garden

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london suburbs

  • subriton and kingston

  • middle class residential

  • good quality 20th century semi detached housing and shops and restaurnts

  • most have gsrdens

  • large areas of good qaulity green space

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london ruralurban fringe

  • crockenhill,sevonaks0-high class residential ,large detahced and semi detahced hosues with garden-surrounded by countryside

  • thurrock-industrial and commercial,oil refineris,manufacturing,container port,lakeside

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migration

  • over 8.5 million

  • net international migration to london was 100 thusand people in 2014

  • young adults move to city to work and study

  • more births than death in city

  • inner city has higher rates

  • migrats been there for longer move out to suburbs

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how migration afects charaacter of differnt pparts of city

  • age structrure-high percentage of young and low old

  • ehtnicity-ethnic diversity high in inner city areas

  • population-increaisng in inner ctiy areas as high immigraion and birth raes

  • housing-overcrowdin,live in old affordable

  • services-hard to provide fr demand

  • culture-very divers,choose to setlle with people of simlar ethnicity

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london inequality

  • deprived areas have low quality

  • deprivation highest in inner city and north

  • poor people limtied to where they live so poor quality and close to work

  • pressure on services so hard to fund especially in deprives as less tax

  • few manafturing in city so hard to find work

  • poorer children send to under perfomins chool and cycle of poverty

  • unhealthy lifestyles

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decliene of inner city and cbd

  • deindustrialisation and depopulation

  • decline of docks and manafutrin in east so mass unemployment

  • famolies move away as suburbanisaaiotn

  • as people move awya building left derelict so decrease in services

  • decentralisaiotn caused further decline

  • growth of ecommerce forced shops to shut

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economic gorwth in inner city and rural urban firnge

  • financial and business service and tnc invetsmtnet-gorwh of finance and busienss services revitalising cbd,many tncs locate in london as financial entre

  • gentrification-richer moved to poorer and regentated,studetified-high student popularion

  • large shopping centres buil on edge of city ,industrisal areas on outskitttys,availabilit of job in rural

  • olympic games

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london docklands

  • regenerated and rebranded in 80s-90 as centre for finance and business with new office space and shopping centred and hosuing developemtn

  • p-transport link imporved-DLR and jubilee,environment improved,bsiness attracted back,population increased and more money

  • n-locals forced ut,traditional businesses replaced,existin communities destoryed

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strategies to make urban living more sustainable

  • employment-lodnon living wage-pay fair wage,skill prgramme

  • recycling-

  • green spaces

  • transport-congetion charge,self service bikes,e buses

  • hosuing-bedzed developemtn sustainable community

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how london and rural areas are interdependent

  • commute into london from rural

  • studants and young professionals move into london

  • rely on srrounding rural areas for food

  • rural people travel in to do shopping

  • good hosiptals and school

  • travel to coutnryised for leisure

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benfits and costs of interdependen

  • b-business in rural increase,farmer made money,less pressure on hosuing in london

  • c-commute settlemtns,new hosuing estsate reduce habitar,drive-pollution

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challenges for rural areas

  • employment deprivation

  • decreased number of famr workers so ahrd to find other employment

  • aging population mean more health

  • school closing as less pupils

    • hard to provide affordable housing

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rural diversifaction

alternaitve ways of farm making money

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examples of rural diversifation

  • farm shop-land continued to be farmed,grown using more enbiromentlal friendy method rather than for supermarkert

  • accomodation-carave park unsihtly,pressure on envrionemt

  • leuser acitivies-increaed trafifice

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