Geography A-Level
Social Inequality and Spatial Segregation
What Social Inequality and Spatial Segregation means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Social Inequality and Spatial Segregation
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Investigation into the drivers of residential segregation, including income disparity, ethnicity, and the impact of gentrification on community cohesion and displacement.
The manifestation of economic disparities in the physical and social fabric of urban and rural environments, often driven by gentrification or disinvestment.
Topics that use Social Inequality and Spatial Segregation
- Diverse Places (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Regenerating Places (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Gentrification
- Lived Experience
- Commuter settlement
- Cultural Identity and Globalization
- Cultural Identity and Voluntary Segregation
- Deindustrialisation and Post-Industrial Transition
- Demographic and Social Influence
- Demographic Dividend
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