Regeneration

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Place
Geographical spaces shaped by individuals and communities over time.
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Rural-urban continuum
The unbroken transition from sparsely populated or unpopulated rural, remote rural places to densely populated, intensely used urban places (city centres).
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Regeneration
Long-term upgrading of existing places or more drastic renewal schemes for urban residential, retail, industrial and commercial areas, as well as rural areas.
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Quinary sector
The highest levels of decision making in an economy - concentrated in STEM employment.
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Location quotient
A mapable ratio which helps show specialisation in any data distribution being studied.
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Gross value added
Measures the contribution of to the economy of each individual producer, industry or sector - used in the calculation of GDP.
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Postcode lottery
This refers to the uneven distribution of local personal and health services nationally, especially in mental health, early diagnosis of cancer and emergency care for the elderly.
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Quality of life
The level of social and economic well-being experienced by individuals or communities, measured by various indicators - health, happiness, educational achievement, income, etc).
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Functions
The roles a place plays for its community and surroundings.
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Characteristics
Physical and human aspects that help distinguish one place from another.
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Demographic structure
Changes due to fluxes in age of people living/visiting in the area, gender and socio-economic status.
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Gentrification
The change in social structure of a place when affluent people move into a location.
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Studentification
Places offering higher education provision.
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Connections
Any type of physical, social or online linkages between people.
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Perception
A vital part of lived experience and affects how people engage with their place.
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Rust Belt
The reference to a once-powerful manufacturing region which has fallen into economic decline, following automation, global shift and increased free trade.
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Sink estate
Housing estates characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation and crime, especially domestic violence, drugs and gang warfare.
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Gated communities
Landscapes of surveillance, with CCTV and often 24/7 security guards which are designed to deter access by unknown people and reduce crime.
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Lived experience
The actual experience of living in a particular place or environment.
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Rebranding
"Marketing" aspect of regeneration designed to attract businesses, residents and visitors.
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Reimaging
Making a place more attractive and desirable to invest, live in and/or visit.
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Flyship regeneration projects
Large-scale, prestigious projects, often using bold "signature architecture".
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Pump priming
The government allocates funds for regeneration expecting outside investment to help, especially needed if toxic waste needs removal of if the area is very large.
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Cold sports
The most needy areas lacking active voluntary sector involvement.
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Catalyst
The method used or event that starts a regeneration scheme.
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Area Based Initiatives
ABIs aim to improve selected people or places within a specific location and include educational attainment, enhancing crime prevention and reducing unemployment.
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Poverty
Relative to the place and time people live in - Poverty threshold in the UK: Income of less than 60% of the national median.
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Legacy
The longer-term effects of regeneration schemes (positive or negative) - judged on reuse of any landmark buildings built for an event, etc - e.g. London 2012 Olympic village.
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Social progress
Relates to how an individual and community improve their relative status in society over time.
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Baseline data
The information used to compare present-day characteristics with, for example, past land-use maps, photographs and statistics.
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Benefit-cost ratio
The balance between investment and outcomes.
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Sustainable regeneration
Long-lasting social, economic and environmental benefits for a place.
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The unbroken transition from sparsely populated or unpopulated rural, remote rural places to densely populated, intensely used urban places (city centres).

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Rural-urban continuum

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Long-term upgrading of existing places or more drastic renewal schemes for urban residential, retail, industrial and commercial areas, as well as rural areas.

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The highest levels of decision making in an economy - concentrated in STEM employment.

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A mapable ratio which helps show specialisation in any data distribution being studied.

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