Geography A-Level
Regeneration
What Regeneration means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Regeneration
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The physical redevelopment of urban or rural fabric, often led by public-private partnerships, designed to trigger the cumulative causation of economic growth.
Long-term upgrading of existing places for urban, rural, industrial, and commercial areas, designed to tackle inequality and decline.
Topics that use Regeneration
- 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 Regeneration in the exam
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