Geography A-Level
Planning Deregulation
What Planning Deregulation means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Planning Deregulation
The use of statutory instruments to relax development controls, such as the creation of Enterprise Zones and Freeports, to incentivize private sector investment and accelerate land-use change.
Topics that use Planning Deregulation
- Regenerating Places (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Commuter settlement
- Deindustrialisation and Post-Industrial Transition
- Demographic and Social Influence
- Demographic Flux
- Environmental Quality and Dereliction
- Gentrification
- Globalisation and Economic Interdependence
- Globalisation and the Global Shift
Using Planning Deregulation in the exam
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