11/2/21 – What shapes the character of place?
Aberdeen – granite City
Abbotsbury, Dorset – Corallian Limestone
Use of local materials for infrastructure affect the land – e.g.: North Korea – Wood for
heating – lack of trees.
Near place case study:
1. Over half of the population is middle age (Yes)
2. a quarter of the population is over 65 (no)
3. over 70% of the population reported good health (yes)
4. there are over 50,000 people living here (yes)
5. over half are female (yes)
Chelmsford – near place
Population:
Male – 88,100
Female – 90,300
All people – 178,400
Ages:
All people aged 16-64 – 110,000
Labour:
Economically active – 94,700
In employment – 91,800
Employees – 80,400
Self-employed – 10,800
Unemployed – 2,400
Primary sector – 11,045
Secondary sector – 14,025
Tertiary sector – 41,975
Quaternary sector – 19,500
Businesses:
Micro - 7445
Small - 630
Medium - 110
Large - 30
Total – 8,215
Aberdeen – granite City
Abbotsbury, Dorset – Corallian Limestone
Use of local materials for infrastructure affect the land – e.g.: North Korea – Wood for
heating – lack of trees.
Near place case study:
1. Over half of the population is middle age (Yes)
2. a quarter of the population is over 65 (no)
3. over 70% of the population reported good health (yes)
4. there are over 50,000 people living here (yes)
5. over half are female (yes)
Chelmsford – near place
Population:
Male – 88,100
Female – 90,300
All people – 178,400
Ages:
All people aged 16-64 – 110,000
Labour:
Economically active – 94,700
In employment – 91,800
Employees – 80,400
Self-employed – 10,800
Unemployed – 2,400
Primary sector – 11,045
Secondary sector – 14,025
Tertiary sector – 41,975
Quaternary sector – 19,500
Businesses:
Micro - 7445
Small - 630
Medium - 110
Large - 30
Total – 8,215
