Economic change
A transition in the financial situation of a place
Demographic change
A transition in the composition of the human population in a place
Cultural change
A transition in the custom, social behaviour or the creative ideas of a place
Perception
The way in which a certain place is interpreted or understood to be by individual people not groups of people
Government policies
Action taken by the government in order to improve a place
Multinational corporations
An organisation that operates in one or more countries, with no centralised management system
Transnational corporation
An organisation that operates in one or more countries with no centralised management system
International institutions
A business, corporation or organisation with presence in one or more countries
External agencies
Governments, corporate bodies or groups of people that impact on the identity and meaning of a place
Corporate bodies
An organisation or group of individuals that often work together in unity, with the same goal or aim
Non-government organisation
Not-for-profit voluntary establishment run at local, national or international scales
Lived experience
The first hand account that an individual has having encountered a place for themselves
Continuity
The consistent character of a place, may be real or imagined by those who have not acknowledged the changes the place has undergone
Change
The transitions, developments or alterations to a place. May be real or imagined by those who perceive a place to have changed when it hasn’t
Greenfield site
Area of land that had not previously been built on which is considered for development
Brownfield site
Area of land that has been previously used for industrial or commercial use which is considered for redevelopment
Planning proposal
A document that is sent in application of permission to develop a building or piece of land
Political engagement
The degree to which individuals or groups of people participate with their coal and national government