UK Economic Futures
social & economic change
Rural Areas
Area of Growth- South Cambridgeshire
- migrants are moving from eastern Europe because there are more jobs. it has an effect of reduced agricultural jobs
area of decline- Outer Hebrides -the people on the island are moving because of outward migration, shellfish production has increased and farmers only have to work 2 days per week.
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The South - it has many industries of making steel and engineering the south has a higher standard of living
The North - they don't have as high of a life expectancy and
Balancing Economy - created more jobs and better paid wages
improvements in transport and infrastructure
road improvements - 100 new road schemes by 2020, the super highways is the main route to the south west.
rail improvements - electrification of the Trans-Pennine Express Railway between Manchester and York by 2020, this is so that improved rail times will be reduced by 15 mins.
Port improvements - a new container terminal is being constructed at the port of Liverpool. this will create thousands of jobs, boost the economy of the north west and reduce the amount of freight traffic on the roads.
Air ports and Improvements- a new runway at Heathrow, increasing one of the lengths of the runways at Heathrow. all so that it can increase the capacity of the airports.
The EU - we are linked to the EU so that the UK have to support poorer countries,it gives financial support for famers, it has high unemployment and low wages to poorer EU countries
The UK Economy
De Industrialisation
The Post industrial economy
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The UK and the wider world