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GCSE Geography · key term
The decline in the importance of manufacturing within an economy, particularly its share of employment.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 2
Revise: Causes of Economic Change and the Post-Industrial EconomyDe-industrialisation is the decline in the importance of manufacturing, particularly its share of employment. Several connected changes help explain it.
Paper 1, Paper 2
The decline of industrial activity, involving factory closures and the loss of industrial jobs.
Revise: Processes of Urban Growth and ChangeDe-industrialisation is the decline of industrial activity, including factory closures and the loss of industrial jobs. Closed factories can leave derelict buildings and unused land, particularly in older industrial areas.
A decline in the importance of industry, particularly manufacturing, in an area's economy and employment.
Distinguish de-industrialisation from decentralisation: industrial activity declines in the first; activities move away from central areas in the second.
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