Geography A-Level
Institutional and Political Drivers
What Institutional and Political Drivers means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Institutional and Political Drivers
State-led interventions, including historical redlining, zoning laws, and apartheid-era legislation, which formalize and entrench spatial divides through planning and law.
Topics that use Institutional and Political Drivers
- Diverse Places (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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Using Institutional and Political Drivers in the exam
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