What is the definition of place
Used to describe an area or location that is shaped by internal and external connections
What are the economic sectors and what types of jobs do they employ
Primary - extraction of raw materials
Secondary - manufacturing
Tertiary - services
Quaternary - technology based jobs
Quniary - management/consultancy
What are the different employment types
Informal - no legally binding contract. No workers rights
Formal - legally binding contract
Self employed - working independently rather than a bussiness
Seasonal - employed based on seasonal availability
Permenant - full time job
What does the Clark fisher model show?
The increasing change between economic sectors. Decrease in primary work and increase in quaternary and quinary work
How does a difference in economic activity cause variation in social factors?
Primary and secondary workers get paid less and thefore have a lower living standards and vice versa for tertiary, quaternary and quinary
What is IMD a do what does it show/ how is it measured
Index of multiple deprivation (IMD)
measured via land use change, employment trends, demographic changes and levels of deprivation.
Shows the need for regeneration in certain areas
What are the factors affecting the characteristics of a place
• physical factors
• accessibility and connectedness
• historical development
• local and national planning
What is a function of a place determined by
Determined by the type of people who live there and the many influences on their life
What are the different type of functions
Administrative, commercial, retail, industrial, gentrification, ethnic composition and age structure
Reasons for decline in the docklands
Ships couldn’t fit due to containerisation
Goods were being travelled quicker by air
During the war the docks were heavily bombed
How can we measure demographic change
Qualitative
- pictures/videos which shows physical evidence
- history records are accurate for their time
Quantitative
- IMD but not all people are deprived in a deprived area
- census takes into account a large sample
All may be out of date
How have regional, national, international and global influences shaped Kingston
Regional - A3, many transport links especially trains
National - has a lib-dem representative
International - completed a requirement of 1000 new homes for the area, quite diverse through carnival and charities
Global - many global franchise brands are located, Chick-fil-a
How have regional, national, international and global influences shaped hackney
Regional - many overground connections, A10 runs from north to central
National - Liverpool Street is accessible (national rail links)
International - EU invested 1bn into the investment into 1000s of new affordable housing, very culturally diverse area
Global - many global brands which mah outcompete local businesses
Demographic comparison between Kingston and hackney
Hackney
Youthful population 20-40
45% social housing
2.7% work in finance
Kingston
Middle aged population 36-39
Majority in detached/semidetached housing
13% have no qualifications
