Theme 1 - Challenges of living in a Built environment , Key words 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyUrban environmentsGCSEWJEC Created by: mollyCreated on: 27-05-13 16:52 Housing Tenure The financial and legal relationship of a householder 1 of 24 Quality of life A measure of happiness and contentment that we feel 2 of 24 Standard of living A measure of the relative wealth of individuals of families 3 of 24 Deprivation More complex way of meauring poverty , uses eight factors 4 of 24 Informal housing Not legal to live their 5 of 24 Convience goods Items bought regulary , usually bought locally 6 of 24 Comparison goods Items bought less often, you travel further and look around for these sorts of goods 7 of 24 Threshold The minimum population size you need before there is a demand 8 of 24 Urbanisation The physical and human growth of towns and cities 9 of 24 reurbanisation The recent trend for the population of city centres to grow 10 of 24 Brownfiled sites A development site where older buildings are demolished or renovated before a new development takes place 11 of 24 Greenfiled site A plot of land that has not been used before for building 12 of 24 Circular migration The flow and return of people between rural and urban areas 13 of 24 Regional Spatial stratergy A planning document produced by each regional assembly in England , which considers the need for new housing,roads and schools 14 of 24 Stakeholder Any person or group of people who have an interest in a planning issue 15 of 24 Urban sprawl The growth of towns and cities into the countryside 16 of 24 Greenbelt A government policy used to prevent the spread of cities into the countryside. 17 of 24 Urban micro-climate The small scale , local climate of a large city that is influenced by its buildings and traffic 18 of 24 Rural-urban continuum Rurar+urban at different ends of the sliding scale 19 of 24 Counter urbanisation The movement of people and buisnesses from large cities to smaller towns and rural areas. 20 of 24 Depopulation The loss of people due to migration and low birth rates 21 of 24 commute When people who live in rural areas travel evryday to Urban areas 22 of 24 Teleworking jobs where most of the working week is spent working from home using personal computers, mobile technology and the internet 23 of 24 Affordable homes houses sold or rented at low cost 24 of 24
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