Rural Geography Key Terms

Brownfield Site

• A Development site where older buildings are demolished or renovated before a new development takes place

• A Development site where the land has never been built on before

• A Development where the builders use recycled materials

• A Development where the the community votes on the building type

Carrying Capacity

• The ability of a landscape to rebound after damage by people

• The ability of a landscape or ecosystem to absorb the activity of people without any lasting damage

• The ability for people the damage the environment

• The amount of damage that an environment has as a result of peoples actions

Green belt

• A government policy used to encourage the spread of cities into the countryside. It is very hard to get planning permission for building on green belt

• A government policy used to prevent the spread of cities into the countryside. It is very easy to get planning permission for building on green belt

• A government policy used to prevent the spread of cities into the countryside. It is very hard to get planning permission for building on green belt

• A government policy used to prevent the spread of countryside into the cities. It is very hard to get planning permission for building on green belt

Honeypot site

• A place of special interest that attracts many tourists and is never congested at peak times

• A place of no interest that attracts many tourists and is often congested at peak times

• A place of special interest that attracts no tourists and is often congested at peak times

• A place of special interest that attracts many tourists and is often congested at peak times

Multiplier Effect

• An upward spiral of the economy and its benefits on employment. Positive multipliers are often triggered by a large investment Eg - opening a factory

• An downward spiral of the economy and its benefits on employment. Positive multipliers are often triggered by a large investment Eg - opening a factory

• No change to the economy.

• One bad thing, that leads to another bad thing....

NIMBY

• Not in my back yard

• Never in my brick yard

• Nothing implemented, maintaining basic yields

• Neville instigates more business yards

Net immigration

• When more people move into a region then enter it

• When more people move into a region then leave it

• When less people move into a region then leave it

• When no people move into a region then leave it

Re-urbanisation

• The recent trend for the population of countryside to grow

• The recent trend for the population of city centres to shrink

• The recent trend for the population of city centres to grow

• The recent trend for the population of countryside to shrink

Rural to urban migration

• The movement of people from the UK to Spain

• The movement of people from city to countryside

• The movement of people from countryside to another country

• The movement of people from countryside to cities

Staycation

• Taking a holiday abroad rather than staying at home

• Taking a holiday in your own country or at home rather than travelling abroad

• Not taking any holidays at all

• Taking multiple holidays a year