Settlement Change

Settlement Change

1. Stratford:

   • Had an industrial function.
     • Residential and market centre.
       • Tourist Function.
   • Reactions towards changes in land use in Stratford:
     • People lost homes as they were moved out of the area.
     • House prices increased and people cannot afford the houses in the area.
     • Tertiary sector was created and this increased the employment rate.

2. Key words:

   • Residential- Gives people a place to live.
     • Market Centre- Provides services for the local.
       • Administration- Settlement that employ a large number of people as civil servants (government workers).
         • Strategic- Built in locations that used the geographical position to protect them from attack.
           • Industrial- Provides jobs in secondary sector.
             • Tourist resorts- Developed to provide recreational areas for people with the railway lines made the UK more accessible.
               • Counter Urbanisation- Movement of people out of city to rural area.
                 • Re-development: Building knocked down-built into a new building.
                   • Renewable: Buildings changed in something else.
                     • Urban Sprawl: City develops greenfield, sites built on which leads to less green spaces.
                       • Rural Depopulation- Movement of people from rural to Urban area.

3. Effects of Counter Urbanisation:

   • Environment:
     • Old derelict farm buildings are turned into beautiful homes. (Appearance improved)
   • Economic :
     • In rural areas as the house demand increased the prices increased. Local people can longer afford to live in their local area.
   • Social:
     • Villages become ghost twons during the day as people work in the City.

4. Highlands of Scotland:

   • Not many hospitals-people do not have access to medical care.
   • Primary schools closed- not many students attending.
   • Post Offices closed down-Local people lost their jobs.

5. More housing needed because....

   • Social:
     • People marrying later- live seperate homes.
       • Divorce rate has increased-Families do not live together no more, seperate homes.
   • Economic:
     • Population is more wealthier- young people rent/ buy their own places to live in.
       • Family sizes are smaller-smaller houses.
   • Political:
     • Produced sustainable community policy-3 million homes built by 2020.
       • Eco towns-Ford.

6. Rapid Growth in Cairo:

   • Noise pollution: Million of vehicles, loud speakers calling Muslims to prayer, nightclubs on the river Niles.
     • Air Pollution: Transports produce a lot of CO2-Global warming.
       • Water Pollution: 80% of industrial waste is discharged into teh River Nile.
         • Housing Pollution: 60% of people living in shanty dwellings.
           • Land Pollution: 40% of rubbish is not collected-Left to rot. This makes the place look unattractive and diseases will be caused.
             • Positive effect: Migrants provide huge amounts of workers-help with companies.