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Criado por Jake Hannigan
mais de 8 anos atrás
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Questão | Responda |
housing tenure | The financial and legal relationships of a householder |
Renting from a private landlord | suits a wide range of people because market contains a very wide range of properties. suits students or a young professional's seeking a new job, but is less desirable for families wishing to settle down |
Renting from a social landlord | These are not-for-profit organisations. People who apply are put on a waiting list and allocated depending on their housing need. |
factors affect access to housing | Not having a lot or money. House prices: In some areas can be ten times the average wage of the UK. Socio-economic status: If you are unemployed or on a low wage you may not be able to access expensive housing or renting from private landlords. |
quality of life | Quality of life is a measure of the happiness or contentment we feel |
factors that effect quality of life | Personal health – e.g. long term health-related problems Environment – the environmental quality of the neighbourhood e.g traffic facilities - access to facilities e.g. shops |
Convenience goods | relatively cheap items such as bread or milk |
Comparison goods | more expensive goods which you may buy only once |
Chain store | shops that have more than one retail e.g. tesco |
Catchment areas | the area from which a shops draws in its customers |
Threshold | this is the minimum number of people a shop needs to stay alive |
challenges to CBD | Shop rents were expensive. Less shoppers. Limited range of shops and goods. Rise of internet shopping. |
How can CBDs attract more shoppers | improved parking provisions. More public toilets. Lower rates to encourage new owners into empty shop. Improved town centre signage. |
urban services | Leisure and sports facilities. Cultural venues such as museums. Health services. Specialist shops. |
Does everyone have equal access to urban areas | The services are not distributed evenly through the urban area. Some services are more expensive than others. Disabled people may not be able to access to different services. |
Urbanisation | Urbanisation is an increase in the proportion (or % of population) of people living in urban areas and a decrease of people living in rural areas. |
Rural to urban migration | this is where people move from the countryside to the towns and cities seeking a better quality of life |
Natural increase | as more people live in towns and cities, they have babies and the population increases |
Gentrification | improving an area so people are attracted into the area. This could be re-tarmacking roads, painting houses or fixing fences |
Pull factors | pull factors are something that attracts people to major cities e.g. better survaces |
Push factors | push factors are something that push people from the countryside to the major cities e.g. Lack of services |
A sustainable city | an urban area where residents have a way of life that will last a long time. The environment is not damaged and the economic and social fabric, due to local involvement, are able to stand the test of time. |
Affordable homes and second homes | rural areas are very popular with house buyers. This pushes the prices up and there is a lack of affordable housing for local people. As a result rural workers have to move. Wealthy tourists often buy second homes which also puts up house prices and reduces the amount of housing available for local people. |
Footpath erosion | As more people use the countryside and walk on it they will erode footpaths. This erosion is not equal and the paths can be rutted which can make them unusable for the future. |
Noise and traffic congestion | with so many visitors noise and litter are unavoidable. In areas which are very popular with tourists (honey pot sites) often roads are not designed to cope with the volume of traffic. |
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